Chocolate Buttermilk Muffins

cook a ramma momma's Note:

This is a recipe that my daughter Jessica and I came up with. Our family LOVES them, it is one of our favorite muffins.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 21

Yield: 21.0 muffins

• 2 2⁄3; cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• ½ cup baking cocoa
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt with a whisk.
3. In another bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, water, oil and vanilla.
4. Combine wet ingredients with dry until BARELY moistened (batter will be thick).
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Fill (not 2/3 full. Almost completely) greased or paper lined muffin cups with batter.
7. Bake at 425 for 8 minute.
8. Lower oven temp to 325 and bake for additional 12-17 minute or until tops are firm and muffins are done.
9. Cool on wire racks immediately.