Spicy Brownies!

Name: Spicy Brownies!
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 9-16 Brownies, 9-16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup Ghirardelli sweet ground chocolate and cocoa; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted; 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

Submitted by EMSLala

"I LOVE the spicy/chocolate combo, but I didn't always want it in a chocolate bar. So I decided to make some rich, spicy brownies instead! I took my favorite brownie recipe & added cinnamon & cayenne. These have a nice warmth & decadent chocolate flavor- enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 9-16 Brownies
Serves:: 9-16

ingredients

1 cup Ghirardelli sweet ground chocolate and cocoa
²⁄₃ cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon cayenne
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ cup unsalted butter, melted
¹⁄₂ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
¹⁄₂ cup pecans (optional)

directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
Grease an 8 inch sqare pan, if not using a nonstick pan.
In a small mixing bowl, sift together the ground chocolate, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, & cayenne. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, & vanilla extract. Add the melted butter.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, about 1/4 at a time, until combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips & nuts (optional).
Spread the batter evenly into the pan (the batter is pretty thick).
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool the pan on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

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EMSLala

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Hey! I'm Laura (or Lala)... Married to my best friend, Kenny, since January of 2007! I am a SAHM to 1 year old Anna Banana, & SM to 14 year old Cassie. Before I was a married mama, I was a medic- and I miss it with every fiber of my being! Loves: Cooking, staying up late, reading ANYTHING, taking pictures, animals, organic foods, Alton Brown, Robert Irvine, Giada De Laurentiis, spiders Hates: Housework!, drama llamas, the NREMT, chemical-laden ingestibles, roaches, anything that can fly & sting, writing English papers, raw tomatoes, olives, mustard, pickles, ginger (by itself- in stuff, it's tolerable)

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