Chocolate Chip Nut Muffins - #MuffinMonday

Last week I took a few days off work and it was amazing. It was two years of going non-stop and the last year in particular was HARD. I was struggling to manage my calendar and not overbook myself and just barely making it through my extremely short weekends. I work on Saturdays so it is really just Sunday to get everything done. 

The day I returned to work, I saw this quote on Facebook. "If you don't take a break, your body will take one for you and it won't be a convenient time." So so true. I was really starting to think I was at my breaking point. Never a good thing. My calendar is still a mess but I have made a promise to myself to actively work on making it more manageable and schedule more days off from work.

The plan was to catch up on some baking during my down time but that didn't happen. No worries, I found time yesterday to pull out the baking pans and whip up some muffins. 

It's Muffin Monday so as usual, there are sweet and savoury treats down below for you. Be sure to check them all out. 

Chocolate Chip  Nut Muffins 

Yield:  16 muffins

Ingredients

375 grams all purpose flour 

1 tablespoon baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

pinch of nutmeg 

1 cup sugar 

1 cup milk 

2/3 cup oil 

1/3 cup yogurt

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used pistachios)

Directions

Grease or line your muffin tins. Preheat oven to 425 F. 

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together. In another bowl whisk sugar, milk, oil, yogurt, eggs, and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and then gently fold until there are no more streaks of flour. Next, fold in the chocolate chips and nuts. You can reserve some to top the muffins. 

Divide the batter among 16 baking wells - filling almost to the top. 

Bake for 5 mins at 425 F then reduce to 350 F and bake another 8 to 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. 

Notes

Muffin recipe adapted from Sally Baking Addiction. 

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