Victory Brownies

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or amount to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). butter 8 inch square baking pan.
• melt unsweetened chocolate, semisweet chocolate, and butter in a saucepan over low heat. remove from heat.
• stir in brown sugar, white sugar, and honey; mix until sugar is dissolved. beat in eggs, a little at a time. add flour, salt, baking powder, vanilla, hazelnuts, cayenne pepper, and orange zest. stir until blended well and mixture is glossy. pour batter evenly into pan.
• bake until the surface looks dry and a toothpick inserted in the center has just a film of chocolate on it, 30 to 40 minutes. cool on a rack about 12 minutes and cut into squares while still warm.