Chocolate Muffins for Chocolate Lovers

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   Separate the egg whites and yolks and add to separate bowls.

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   Melt the butter and set side.

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   Combine and sift the ingredients.

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   Break up the chocolate in the wrapper.

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   Preheat the oven to 170C.

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   First, whip up the meringue.

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   Add about half of the granulated sugar to the egg whites and use a whisk to whip until soft peaks form.

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   For the next step, don't wash the whisk, use as-is.

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   Whip the egg yolks and remaining granulated sugar.

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    Whip to a moderate heaviness.

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    Then, add the melted butter and lightly mix with a rubber spatula.

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    Add a fourth of the meringue to the mixture in Step 3 and use the rubber spatula to mix the dough lightly (it's fine if the meringue is crushed).

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    Sift the ingredients again and add in two batches.

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    Then add milk and continue to mix.

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    Add the crushed chocolate and remaining meringue in two batches, and mix together.

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    Once everything has been mixed together, pour into the cups, set on a baking pan, rap it against a surface to remove air bubbles and put into the oven.

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    Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes.

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    It's done once a bamboo skewer pushed through comes out clean.

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    Let cool.

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    I used a pudding mold with baking paper, but you could also make these in a muffin pan.

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    If you eat these while they're still warm, the chocolate is creamy (the photo is 2 hours after baking.

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    They were still melty).

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    Leave for a day and the chocolate will stiffen and become dense.

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    I like leaving it for a day.

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    I made a version adding 3 g of black cocoa.

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    It resulted in slightly bitter muffins--great for the mature palate.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.