The Baked Spicy Brownie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon dried ancho chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 ounces dark chocolate (60 percent cacao, coarsely chopped)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (plus more for pan)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (pure extract)
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. butter sides and bottom of a glass or light-colored metal 8x8-inch pan.
• 2 whisk together flour, salt, cocoa powder, chili powder and cinnamon.
• 3 melt chocolate and butter (either in the microwave or on top of a double boiler). whisk in both sugars. let stand until room temp, about 20 minutes.
• 4 add eggs; whisk to combine. add vanilla and ginger; whisk again. don't overbeat if you want fudgey brownies.
• 5 sprinkle flour-cocoa mixture over the chocolate mixture. using a spatula (not the whisk!) fold the dry into the wet until there is just a trace amount of the flour mixture visible.
• 6 pour batter into pan and smooth top. bake for 27-30 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. cool completely before cutting and serving.