1 2/3 c Flour 1/3 c Cake flour PLUS 2 t Cake flour 1 1/2 t Baking powder 1/2 t Baking soda 1/4 t Salt 1 1/4 c Miniature semisweet -chocolate chips 1 Stick butter PLUS 2 T Butter, softened 3/4 c Light brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 Square unsweetened -chocolate, melted & cooled 2 t Vanilla extract 1/2 c Half-and-half PLUS 1 T Half-and-half, blended with 1 t Lemon juice 3/4 c Chopped pecans Sift together the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Toss the chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of the dry ingredients. Cream the butter and sugar and beat 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, melted chocolate and vanilla. Add sifted mixture alternately with the half-and-half, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans. Divide the batter among buttered and floured muffin tins. Bake in a 375'F. oven for 20 minutes, until a wooden pick in the center emerges clean and dry. Cool, remove from pans. Makes 18 muffins.
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