Ancho Chili Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons kahlua
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 3/4 cup unsifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons dried ancho chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (or pecans)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 lightly grease a 8 x 8 pan.
• 3 using a spoon, stir eggs with 3/4-cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; add melted butter.
• 4 sift ground chocolate with flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 5 stir into egg mixture; add nuts.
• 6 stir in chips. spread into greased pan.
• 7 bake 20 to 30 minutes.
• 8 for chewy brownies, use 8" pan and shorter baking time.
• 9 for cake-like brownies, use 9" pan and longer baking time.
• 10 cut into squares.