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[woodwindy]

Hey, could somebody go try one of the new triple-chocolate muffins at Dunkin Donuts and tell me how it is? I'm indifferent to the Milky Way hot chocolate abomination or whatever that candy stuff is they're peddling, but the muffins... ARGH. WANT. If they're not good I can stop gnashing my teeth and rending my hair. :) Then again, if they are good

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[melaniesuzanne]

My teeth hurt at the thought of Milky Way hot chocolate and I have a HYOOGE sweet tooth. I'm afraid I can't take one for the team for your muffin desires. There's just something about chocolate and breakfast food which makes my stomach do lazy flip flops.

[woodwindy]

Don't tell me you don't like chocolate chip pancakes... :)

[nazrynn]

I've had one. :>

[woodwindy]

.......

ooooh, you're so not helping! :)

[nazrynn]

Don't worry. I will protect you from the chocolatey goodness.
I've guarded amykb from her chocolate before, too. ;)

[christianet]

I bet I can create you a recipe for double chocolate muffins without dairy.

Let me ponder this (with the help of the SCA Cooks list).

[woodwindy]

The real challenge is no dairy and no soy both -- almost all of the vegan baked goods I can find around here use some form of tofu. :(

[christianet]

Included the soy part of it, I remembered that as I was posting to the cooks' list.

I am wondering if I took Mexican chocolate - which is completely dairy free - and unsweetened cocoa, and melted them with canola oil and more sugar in a double boiler, if I could get the mouth feel for the batter that butter traditionally gives. I never used milk in my muffins anyway.

Methinks I will be experimenting tonight.

[christianet]

You or Mina mite allergic to coconut milk?

I just found out rice or coconut milk works well as a baking substitute (plus I can imagine the coconut, with the chocolate, gives a "Mounds bar" flavor to the baked goods).

I just have to make sure the Mexican chocolate I have is soy lecithin-free and we should be good to go with part 1 of my fiendish experiment (mwa-ha-ha).

[orichalcum]

Oh I've been meaning to recommend to you - last week I made olive oil smashed potatoes because Ladybird was here and we were eating brisket. They were incredibly yummy. Basically, boil up unskinned small potatoes like usual and mash them coarsely. Then heat up 6-7 tbs olive oil and saute 1-2 cloves of garlic and herbs in them (I used rosemary and thyme). Add the olive oil/herbs/garlic straight to the potatoes and mash some more, adding salt and pepper as necessary. Very yummy and no need for Mina to fear! She can even eat them herself soon.

[woodwindy]

Oooh! That sounds really good!

[christianet]

Extra-virgin olive oil can even be used to make a pastry for pies.

[suba_al_hadid]

It's really nummy - I eat this a lot as a bedtime snack.

I'm So Glad I Could Help 8)

[minstrlmummr]

Hee hee..."walnut oil, cocoa powder and splenda...it's what's for dessert!"