Almond-chocolate Marble Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup toasted almond, sliced
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil or 1/3 cup almond oil
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• additional chopped almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*f.
• 2 have ready 12 greased or paper-lined standard-size muffin cups.
• 3 in a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; add the almonds.
• 4 in another bowl, combine the milk, oil, and egg; add to the flour mixture just until moist.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine 1/2 the batter and the cocoa powder.
• 6 spoon the plain batter evenly into one side of the muffin cups; add the chocolate batter to the other side.
• 7 gently marbelize the batters; sprinkle with additional almonds.
• 8 bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9 serve warm, dusted with powdered sugar.