----WET MIX----
1/2 c  Margarine
1/2 c  Sugar
1/4 c  Cocoa
2    Eggs
1 1/2 c  Apple puree
1/2 c  Chopped chocolate or
-chocolate chips

-DRY MIX –
1 c Soy flour or cornflour
1 c Rice flour
1 1/2 ts Wheat free baking powder
–or-
1 ts Baking soda -plus-
1/2 ts Cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 300F, prepare pans. Cream the margarine & sugar then blend
in the cocoa. Beat in the apple puree, chocolate & eggs. Combine the dry
ingredients then carefully mix them into the wet ingredients. Spoon into
pans & bake for 30 mins. Makes 8-10 muffins. Variations:

1. Banana-Choc: Replace the apple puree with 1-1/2 cups mashed bananas.

2. Coconut & Apple-Choc: Add 1 cup of dessicated coconut to the wet mix.

3. Fruity Apple-Choc: Add 1 cup of any desired dried fruits to the mixture.

4. Jaffa-Choc: Substitute the apple puree with 1-1/4 cups of orange juice &
1 Tbsp finely grated orange rind. Add 1 cup of dessicated coconut.

5. Nutty Apple-Choc: Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts/pecans to the wet mix.
Note: Cornflour = cornstarch.