Death By Chocolate (Brownies)

This recipe is for Fairmaiden and Stephanie .....

Ingredients

7 ounces of organic semi sweet dark chocolate

8 ounces of unsalted butter

1 ¾ cups of brown sugar

4 eggs

1 1/3 cups spelt flour (can also use rice flour or a gluten free blend for a gluten free brownie)

1/ 4 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup organic cocoa, sifted

1/3 cup Medaglia’ D’Oro (espresso powder)

1 ½ cups fresh raspberries and/or blueberries... OR both

Note –  frozen berries work for this recipe and you do not have to defrost them

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Melt chocolate / butter over low heat, stir until smooth

Remove from heat and let mixture cool

Mix butter/chocolate in mixing bowl with sugar and eggs

Sift together the flour, baking powder, cocoa and espresso powder

Add to chocolate, butter, sugar and egg mixture

Mix until all ingredients are combined

Spray a 9x9 inch glass baking with canola spray

Line with parchment paper

Pour brownie batter into pan 

Top with berries

Bake @ 375 for 45 + minutes

Enjoy!! OR as Julia would say...."Bon Appetit".