Monday, June 8, 2009

Double Chocolate Cherry Brownies

I am going through a stage where I'd much rather 'home make' something, than use a box. So from a cooking class with Rania Harris these brownies fit the bill. They have a little bit of a different taste ~ I'd say a more sophisticated brownie. And they are super easy to make - only a saucepan & no beaters.

Double Chocolate Cherry Brownies
Source: Rania Harris

Ingredients
3/4 cup butter ( I used the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter baking sticks ~ turned out fine)
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate - chopped
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 cup + 2 TBSP flour (for baking dish)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 coup halved dried cherries (pitted)
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.

Butter & flour a 13x9 glass baking dish.

Melt butter & unsweetened chocolate in a heavy large saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat.

Mix in sugar. Mix in eggs 1 at a time, then the yolk. Add extracts, and then flour and cinnamon and stir until just blended. Mix in cherries and chocolate chips.

Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until brownies are firm around edges and tester inserted comes out with a few crumbs, about 35 minutes.

Cool on rack. Cut into 16 or 32 pieces.

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