Friendship Cocoa Muffins

I devised this recipe one day when I wanted to use my friendship starter, but wanted to make muffins instead of the usual bread. I also made them with a slight chocolate flavor instead of cinnamon. Quite tasty!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 176 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon cocoa powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 teaspoon of cocoa and 1/4 cup of sugar. Grease 10 cups of a muffin tin, and sprinkle each cup with some of the sugar mixture to coat the bottom and sides.

Step 2

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Pour in the friendship starter, egg, oil, and vanilla; mix until well blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each one about 1/2 full.

Step 3

Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.