Chocolate Chip Nut Muffins

* Exported from MasterCook *

Chocolate Chip Nut Muffins

Recipe By : Martha Sheppard <marthahs@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Cup Chocolate Chips
2 1/3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
3/4 Teaspoon Salt
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Egg; Lg -- Slightly Beaten
3/4 Cup Skim Milk
1/2 Cup Orange Juice
3/4 Cup Walnuts -- Chopped
2 Teaspoons Orange Peel -- Grated

Chop the chocolate chips into small chips, (Or use the mini-chips).
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Beat the egg with the
milk and orange juice. Add the mixture to the dry ingredients and
continue
to beat by hand for 1 minute. Stir in the chocolate chips, walnuts and
orange peel. Spoon into muffin tins that have been sprayed with a
non-stick
coating, filling 2/3rds full. Bake at 35o degrees for 15 to 20 minutes
or
until golden brown. Remove from the tins and cool on a rack. Spread
with
a
combination of 1/4 cup of chocolate chips, 1 tb of margarine and 1 ts of
corn syrup that has been heated until the chips have melted and the
mixture
is well blended.





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