Raspberry Brownies

[dampscribbler]

This is an adaptation of my mother-in-law's brownie recipe. Once you've made this a couple of times, you'll never go back to brownies from a box.

Raspberry Brownies

Ingredients:
2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate (about 2 oz.)
1/3 cup butter (5 and 1/3 Tablespoons)

2/3 cup flour, unsifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional if you are using salted butter)

2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup raspberry preserves, seedless or seeded, stirred (8 oz.)
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If possible, take eggs from refrigerator about 10-20 minutes early to let them come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and optional salt.

In a sturdy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over LOW heat.

In a large bowl, beat eggs; gradually beat in sugar and vanilla. Blend in melted chocolate. Add flour mixture in two portions, stir just until mixed, and pour into a greased 8" square baking pan. Drop raspberry preserves on in globs, then spread gently with the back of a spoon across the top. Bake for about 25 minutes. A toothpick should come out of the brownies mostly clean when they are done, although it will be gooey with preserves.

Variation: If you don't want to add the preserves, increase the sugar by 1/4 cup, and bake the same way.

Comments

[hhw]

thanks for including the non-fruit variation info. Some of us have strong feelings about the general inappropriateness of diluting chocolate with fruit. (and to a lesser extent, vice versa).

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. While I probably would have included it anyway, I was very embarassed to find out last weekend that my brother can't stand fruit with chocolate -- after I'd already done the cooking. And a plain chocolate brownie is, after all, a fine fine thing.

If you care to experiment, you might try making them with just one egg, which supposedly would make them more fudgy. I've never tried it, but someday I plan to.

[tamyranev.livejournal.com]

Yum, those sound good. I'd have to make the non-raspberry version, though, because Christian won't eat fruit.

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Even without raspberries, they are delicious. My MIL included a recipe for chocolate icing to go on top, but I have never gotten the recipe to work, so I'll leave you to your own devices for icing, if you want it.

[snakker.livejournal.com]

Oooh, these look so good. Next week I'm going to be a cooking machine. Well, that's the plan... Thanks for sharing!

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

You bet! Let me know how you like them.

Sorry I haven't emailed, I've felt horrible most of the week. Soon as I have a couple of days in a row when I feel better I'll try to plan something with you.

[snakker.livejournal.com]

No worries about the emails. My week has been crazier than expected.