Thursday, May 15, 2008

Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Muffins

3 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup honey
1 1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons honey

THE NIGHT BEFORE:
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, honey, buttermilk, and butter. Mix well, cover, and let sit out on counter overnight.

THE NEXT MORNING:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Add eggs, vanilla, sea salt, and baking powder. Mix with electric mixer until smooth.

Scoop out 1 cup of batter into a small bowl. Add the cocoa and 2 tablespoons honey and mix it up good.

Prepare muffin tins by greasing or lining with papers (I like to use the rubbery muffin pans so I don't have to grease the pans at all!).

Fill muffin tins about half full of plain batter (this should make about 21 muffins). Add a little spoonful of the chocolate batter to the top of each muffin cup, dividing it up evenly. Using a knife, swirl the chocolate and vanilla batters in the muffin cups.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Note: My kids loved these, although they said they would be even better with some chocolate chips in them! Enjoy!