Steps to making Hazelnut and Dark Chocolate Muffins

Описание: This is a baking video showing the steps to making Hazelnut and Dark Chocolate Muffins.
Simple and easy muffins that are not too sweet but delicious.
(If you want to make them sweeter - see comments in the Tips below)

Ingredients
150g unsalted butter, softened
150g caster sugar
3 eggs
1t baking powder
pinch of salt
150g plain flour
200g dark chocolate
110g hazelnuts, halved

Method
Preheat oven to 170C
Line a 12 hole muffin tin with patty pans - set aside
Add butter and sugar - cream together
Add eggs - mix to combine
Add baking powder, salt, plain flour and mix to combine
Add hazelnuts and dark chocolate to the batter
Mix until combined
Spoon into each patty pan
Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes
Cool in tin for 5 minutes
Take out of tin and let muffins cool completely on a wire rack.

TIPS
This recipe is delicious and not too sweet.
If you prefer more sweetness - add the 150g chopped dates and 1t grated orange zest
This recipe can also be made into a loaf
Line a loaf tin (10 x 20cm) with baking paper
Add 150g chopped dates and 1t grated orange zest when adding the hazelnuts and dark chocolate
(see my Pear Pistachio and White Chocolate Loaf video as an example)
You can use this method to make Pear, Pistachio and White Chocolate muffins, substituting the hazelnuts and dark chocolate with 150g diced pear, 110g pistachios, 200g white chocolate and 65g craisins

Recipe from the amazing Tracey and Anthony Cotterell @ Matters of Taste

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