Brownies

This past Sunday, for the Academy Awards, I decided to make some fudge brownies.  They were going to be an experiment as I was going to try and make something resembling the Pillsbury Sweet Moments Brownie Bites.  If you have never tried the Sweet Moments Brownie Bites run to the store right now and buy them.  We are obsessed.  They are tiny chocolate bites that are perfect for right after dinner.  The hardest part is not eating the whole bag in one sitting.

Anyway,  the idea was to make a homemade version but I ended up just making straight up fudge brownies, with chocolate chunks and dark chocolate sauce.  I think these would have worked as bites as well, but I would have had to make them in a larger, longer pan so they would be thinner.

Here is my Fudge Brownie recipe:

1 stick butter
8 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Chocolate chunk chips
Dark Chocolate chips

If you want you can give them a little spice by adding 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Melt the butter and bittersweet chocolate together in a double boiler.  Mix flour and salt together.  When butter and chocolate are melted fold in sugar.  whisk in eggs and vanilla.  Fold in Flour mixture.  Pour into pan.  Add chocolate chunks on top.

Bake for 35 minutes for softer brownies and 40-45 minutes for cake like brownies.
Take brownies out of oven and let cool.
Melt dark chocolate chips in a double boiler.

Pour over cooled brownies.  Cut and enjoy!

Next up on Thursday: Chocolate Spice Cookies and next week, Chocolate Biscotti