Chocolate Lava Muffins - bittersweet chocolate

Method

• Melt chocolate and butter together in a large bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, flour, and salt.
• Sift dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture and blend with an electric mixer.
• Add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next.
• Beat on high until batter is creamy and begins to lighten in color (approximately 4 minutes.).
• Chill batter.
• Preheat oven to 375?.
• Coat 6 muffin tins with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon batter into the muffin tins, using 1/3 to 1/2 cup batter for each muffin.
• Bake for 12-13 minutes. Outside should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.