pE@nut butter muffins

i was not at home during my birthday, was travelling, though couple of my friends had given me a surprise birthday party, but i wasn't able 2 celebrate in any other way. mostly my friends cum over to m place for lunch or dinner, that is what had happnd for all the past years, so cud i miss this year, considering this is the last year of my college. though many of them cudn't(read didn't) turn up, but mostly had. i had cooked few dishes. for the dessert there was Egg less Pineapple Cake , Peanut Butter Muffins & Spinach Bowls with Green Apple Shrikhand & Chocolate Truffles.
the peanut butter muffins were the easiest to make... and they tasted yummy... since i even made the peanut butter concoction @ home, so the original nutty flavor was retained. and trust me, no dirtying hands, no sweating, but still a heart winning dish is guaranteed. heres the recipe:

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Ingredients:

1. 100 gm (1/2 cup) unsalted shelled and skinned raw peanuts
2. 4 tbsp oil (preferably peanut or any other flavourless oil)
3. a pich of fleur de sel or your favourite salt
4. 140 gm (1 cup) plain flour
5. 30 gm (1/3 cup) cocoa powder
6. 1 tsp baking powder
7. 1/2 tsp baking soda
8. 90 gm (3/4 cup) jaggery powder or muscovado sugar or any dark soft sugar
9. 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
10. 200 ml (3/4 cup) water

Method:

In a skillet, on a moderate flame, roast the peanuts until golden brown. Alternatively heat an oven to 200 degrees C/ 400 degrees F and roast for about ten minutes or until they darken, shaking them a bit half way through so that they roast evenly.

Allow the peanuts to cool a bit and then place them in a blender with the oil and fleur de sel and process until you get peanut butter. I like it chunky here and so I blend it until I get a smooth butter with chunks in it.

In a bowl, mix in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda and sieve once to make the mixture uniform. Put in the jaggery or sugar, vanilla extract, water and peanut butter and mix with a whisk or a wooden spoon until well blended.

Heat your oven to 180 degrees C/ 350 degrees F. Place the batter into cupcake liners* and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick comes out clean.

well, this is what the normal recipe is like, i havn't really made any changes to it, except for the fact that i had made the entire thing in my mixer grinder & had used chocolate essence in place of vanilla, since i find that smell of chocolate endearing.and also please adjust the baking time according to your convenience, because i had to adjust it, it took me around 30mins to bake them, since the bottom part was still badly soft. nd i had decorated it with a bit of icing....
try it. a sweet kiss from your grlfrnd is guaranteed guys, and its entirely your caliber if u can manage a better gift then that!!!!! wink..wink!!!!!!!