Karp Family Recipes

Hot and Spicy Brownies

Category: Desserts, Bars/Brownies

Serves: 16

Ingredients:

3 (3-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo, chopped 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons five-spice powder

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Melt the chocolate and the butter together in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sugar, then eggs, vanilla, salt, and chopped peppers. Sift in the flour and five-spice powder and mix until incorporated. Pour into mini muffin pans and bake for about 15 minutes. Alternately, you can pour the batter into a greased 8 by 8-inch pan and bake for about 30 minutes.