Coffee-Break Muffins (TWD)

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie (TWD) recipe was chosen by Rhiani of Chocoholic Anonymous: Coffee-Break Muffins. Instead of using milk as the liquid in these muffins, Dorie uses coffee. I'll be honest, I don't drink coffee. I love coffee ice cream, but I don't like coffee.  Most of the time it is way too bitter for my taste.  I'll have a little bit of coffee with my cream and sugar, but you'll never catch me having a cup of black coffee! So I was going to skip this week, but since muffins are quick and easy and my husband LOVES coffee, I went ahead and made these for him :)



Since the man has also been known to go into the cupboard, open up my bag of chocolate chips and just grab a handful to snack on, I decided to throw some chocolate chips into these muffins as well.  I ended up with 10, not 12, muffins with this recipe.  I made 6 without chocolate chips and 4 with chocolate chips.  I sampled a bit of both and found that the muffins with the chocolate chips were much better.  The plain muffins were, well... too plain.  You could definitely taste the flavor of coffee in these muffins, and while these were just okay in my book, I am sure coffee lovers would love this breakfast treat.  (Other bakers noted a lack of coffee flavor, but perhaps that was due to the type of coffee used? I used some pretty strong Chocolate Macadamia Nut Kona Coffee.)

Thanks Rhiani, for hosting this week.  If you would like the recipe, you can find it here. Make sure you check out the TWD Blogroll, to see how everyone else enjoyed this breakfast treat!

* Recipe notes:
- I used a regular sized muffin pan and ended up with 10 muffins.

- These muffins bake up way faster than the indicated 20 minutes! Mine were done in about 14 minutes, so keep a close eye on yours to avoid dried out, over baked muffins.
- Wrapped airtight, these can be frozen for up to 2 months.  Rewarm in a 350-degree-F oven, or split and toast them.

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* Update: I just found out that Dorie will be hosting a cooking class right here in Dallas on Sunday, October 24th!!! If anyone would like to attend this event, I would love to meet up with you (and Dorie!!!).  Just leave me a comment here, or shoot me an email (it's along the left side of my blog).  The class will be between 4-6:30pm and will feature Salmon Rillettes; Tuna-Mozzarella and Fresh Basil Pizzas; Lamb and Dried Apricot Tagine; Cauliflower Gratin; Sable Breton Galette.  Sign up here. To see if Dorie will be visiting your city on her book tour, click here.