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Banana Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

Serves	Makes 12 muffins
Meal type	Breakfast
Region	American
From book	Slightly adapted from The Cheese Board: Collective Works

These banana mocha chocolate chip muffins are similar to a really moist, delicious banana bread--with the added bonus of chocolate and coffee!

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Generously butter or spray the top and cups of a 12-cup muffin pan.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, combine the egg, egg yolk, bananas, vanilla extract, coffee and sour cream. Whisk until blended.
Step 3
Sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together into the bowl of a standing mixer or large bowl.
Step 4
If using a stand mixer, add the salt and sugar to the dry ingredients and mix with the paddle attachment on low speed until combined. Add the butter and cut it in on low speed for about 4 minutes, or until it is the size of small peas. Mix in the chocolate chips. Make a well in the center and pour in the wet ingredients. With a few rotations of the paddle, gently combine, taking care not to overmix the batter.
Step 5
If making by hand, add the salt and sugar to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until combined. Add the butter and cut it in with a pastry cutter or 2 dinner knives until it is the size of small peas. Mix in the chocolate chips. Make a well in the center and pour in the wet ingredients. With a few strokes of the spoon, gently combine, taking care not to overmix the batter.
Step 6
With an ice cream scoop or large soup spoon, fill the prepared muffin cups until the batter just peaks over the top of the pan. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown, firm, and springy. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Unmold the muffins onto a wire rack to cool.