Pumpkin muffins

I found this recipe in a book I was reading.  Someone should try these but what does "dredge" mean?  See instructions below.

Pumpkin Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins

1/4 C. soft butter or margarine

1 C. sugar

1 C. fresh or canned pumpkin

2 eggs

3 1/2 C. flour (divided use)

4 t. baking powder

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. nutmeg

1/2 t. salt

1 1/4 C. 2% milk

1 C. mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Put muffin cups into muffin tins or grease the tins.

Cream butter (or margarine) and sugar until fluffy.  Beat in pumpkin and eggs.  Dredge chocolate chips in 1/2 cup of flour. Sift remaining flour and cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together.  Pour milk into mixing blow.  Stir in dry ingredients by hand until just mixed.  Fold in the chocolate chips.  Spoon batter into paper cups in in muffin tin.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Lemon Chocolate Chip Muffins

I'm reading a book called "For What It's Worth" and there are recipes all over the book.  It's about a baker/cake decorator so the author has chosen to insert actual recipes.  It's kind of fun.  This looked like it might be good so I thought I'd add it to the blog.

Lemon Chocolate Chip Muffins

2 C. flour
1 1/4 C. sugar (divided use)
2 t. baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 C. milk
1/2 C. butter, melted
2 t. grated lemon zest
1/4 C. fresh lemon juice
1/2 C. semisweet chocolate chips

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease muffin pan or line with paper liners
In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1 C. sugar, and baking powder.  In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, butter, lemon zest, and lemon juice.  Stir in flour mixture, mixing just until combined.  Fold in the chocolate chips.  Do not overmix.
  Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.  Sprinkle remaining sugar evenly over tops.
Bake for 20-24 minutes or until muffins are puffed and lightly golden and a skewer inserted into center comes out clean.  Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes.  Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.