Chef's Choice Muffins (chocolate Chip, Blueberry, Or Lemon Poppy

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons butter
• 15 tablespoons sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 *note: 15 tablespoons sugar is one cup sugar minus one tablespoon (this is what the recipe calls for but cannot be entered under recipezaar's format).
• 2 other flavor options: 1 1/2 cups blueberries tossed with 1 tablespoon flour or 3 tablespoons poppy seeds with 1 tablespoon lemon zest. you can also dip the tops of the finished muffins in melted butter and then a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon (not included in the ingredients because i don't do this).
• 3 adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 375°f.
• 4 combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
• 5 cream butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about two minutes.
• 6 add eggs, one at a time, to creamed mixture and beat well after each addition.
• 7 beat in one half of the dry ingredients.
• 8 beat in one third of yogurt.
• 9 beat in remaining dry ingredients in two batches, alternating with the yogurt, until incorporated (do not over beat).
• 10 add one of the chef's choice ingredients into the finished batter.
• 11 spray muffin tin lined with cupcake papers with non-stick cooking spray (i make 24 smaller muffins).
• 12 divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• 13 bake at 375°f for 25 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
• 14 remove from oven and let sit a few minutes in the pan until cool enough to move to a cooling rack.