Chocolate Lava Muffins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs

Directions

1. 1

   Melt chocolate and butter together in a large bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.

2. 2

   Stir in the vanilla.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, flour, and salt.

4. 4

   Sift dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture and blend with an electric mixer.

5. 5

   Add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next.

6. 6

   Beat on high until batter is creamy and begins to lighten in color (approximately 4 minutes.).

7. 7

   Chill batter.

8. 8

   Preheat oven to 375?.

9. 9

   Coat 6 muffin tins with butter or nonstick cooking spray.

10. 10

    Spoon batter into the muffin tins, using 1/3 to 1/2 cup batter for each muffin.

11. 11

    Bake for 12-13 minutes. Outside should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.