BROWNIES!

Is there anything better than a fudgy, rich, chocolatey brownie?! If you said yes, then might a suggest getting some help! No seriously, chocolate is one medicine in which no prescription is needed! Think about it, on happy days, having chocolate is just a treat that accentuates your good day. On unhappy days, chocolate is a little ray of sunshine that gives you the hope that tomorrow will be better day (don't lie, you know it does). It can bring a little extra joy to the day or help ease our pains and sorrows away! And, there is no better way to enjoy chocolate than in a brownie and these brownies are AWESOME! They have a few secret ingredients that will bring life to your chocolate and little extra flavor to your brownie. Add some whipped cream and your favorite fruit and you have the perfect chocolatey dessert!



Brownies (adapted from Martha Stewart Baking):
Ingredients:

• 8 oz semi-sweet good quality chocolate, roughly chopped - I like Valrhona
• 8 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp coffee
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350° F.
2. Grease and prepare your baking dish. Tip: Instead of using flour for the bottom of your baking dish, use unsweetened cocoa so that your brownies don't come out with white bottoms.
3. Over a double boiler, melt the chocolate, butter and coffee. Once chocolate mixture is smooth and melted completely, take off the heat to cool for 10 minutes.
4. In the meantime, combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a seperate bowl. Add sugar to the chocolate and mix to combine.
5. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing to combine. Add the vanilla.
6. Gently fold the dry ingredients into your chocolate, stirring until just combined.
7. Pour batter into your greased baking dish and bake for 40-45 minutes.
8. Enjoy!