Chocolate Lava Muffins

These little Muffins are quite a chocolate treat!

Chocolate Lava Muffins
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
Makes 1 Dozen

8 Ounces Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 Stick Butter
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 C. Sugar
3 TBS. Flour
1/4 tsp. Salt
4 Eggs
Butter, to coat muffin tin
1 TBS. Cocoa
Ice Cream

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Place a small metal bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Melt the chocolate and butter in the bowl. Stir in vanilla.

In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, and salt. Sift these into the chocolate and mix well. Add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Beat at high until batter is creamy and lightens in color, approximately 4 minutes. Chill mixture.

Coat the top of each cup of the muffin tin with butter. Dust with the cocoa and shake out excess. Spoon mixture into pan. Bake for 10-11 minutes. Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.

Serve warm with ice cream on top!