Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

I got laid off from my job last Wednesday. My former company closed down 2 sites and laid off over 1000 people. I was one of the unfortunate casualties... or was I? I was given a severance package that will allow me to live comfortably for the next 6 months without having to take the first job that comes along... that doesn't sound so bad to me!   

Monday was a little weird... waking up without anywhere to go, but I quickly remedied that situation! I brewed a pot of coffee and did some yoga while everyone else I knew was driving to work on icy roads.  After watching an episode of Nigella Feasts that was on my TiVo, I whipped up a batch of her Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins for breakfast. They were exactly what I needed... a little sweet to take the sting out of a bad situation.

Chocolate makes everything better.

Nigella's Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

1-3/4 c all purpose flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
2 T best quality unsweetened cocoa
1 egg
3/4 c semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus more for sprinkling later)
1 c milk
1/3 c + 2 t vegetable oil
3/4 c sugar
1 t vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400degrees and fill muffin tin with paper cups.
Measure the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Pour all the liquid ingredients into a measuring cup. Mix both together, remembering that a lumpy batter makes teh best muffins. Spoon into waiting cups. Sprinkle more chocolate chips on top, then cook for 20 minutes until muffins are dark, risen and springy.

Makes 12 (though I got 20 out of this recipe)

Comments

[e]

I'm in the mood for some chocolate therapy and I think this recipe is the perfect fit.

[Charlotte]

Ha! I got laid ... off today (with as much time as I want, supposedly, to find either a new job in the company or a job outside it). So, those chocolate chip muffins sound great. Thanks for posting the recipe!

[The Knittymommy]

Such a great outlook given the situation! Six months severance should help ease the uncertainty, but I am sure it still sucks, nevertheless. Use the time well, you just might find where you're meant to be.

[chocolate strawberries]

Here's how to make delicious chocolate covered strawberries. First of all ensure that the strawberries you are intending

to use are dry, then allow them to be room temperature warm prior to making them. After the strawberries have been

covered in chocolate, put them in your refrigerator to cool, but do not store them in the fridge. Consume within 1-2

days.

[Joe]

That's kinda weird. I got laid off from my job yesterday, and thought about making chocolate chip muffins, that's how I got here. Maybe there's a secret relationship between being fired and muffin craving.

[Stella]

Hey Joe, Sorry about the layoffs. Chocolate makes everything better! Enjoy your muffins!

[chocolate craver]

sorry about the lay offs, love th recipe! im making icing out of spiders for them for my halloween party! thanks!

[Peggy]

Hi,
I made this recipe today ...... It was yummy. My kids went nuts.
Thank you so much for this recipe.
God bless you and your family !!!!
One Love !!!!

[Robin]

You are lucky. I was layed off with no severance, only unpaid vacation! (I was working at a small company & they supposedly needed every penny they could get.) Can't wait to try this recipe!