Akshayapatram

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Picnics, parties, school lunch break and any time snack; muffins are an all time favorite for most of us! Plain sponge, coffee, chocolate there are so many way one can bake muffins! This one is with Chocolate and Walnut. The last recipe for the walnut week. That definitely doesn’t mean no more walnuts! If I come across an interesting recipe, would definitely share!

Eggs – 2 nos
Sugar powder – 200 gms
All purpose flour (maida) – 130 gms
Cocoa powder – 4 tbsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking soda – 1 tsp
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Butter – 160 gms
Milk – 2/3 cups
Chopped walnuts – 150 gms

1. Sieve the flour with cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda and keep it aside
2. Melt the butter with milk but do not boil
3. Beat the eggs lightly till frithy and then add sugar powder, vanilla essence and mix
4. Gradually add the flour mixture prepared earlier and the butter with milk mixture. Beat lightly
5. Finally fold in the walnuts
6. Mix gently and pour it into paper lined muffin tray
7. Top with whole walnut and bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes at 180 degree C

Till next time…happy cooking!