Gourmet Raspberry Fudge Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate (or 2 ounces semisweet chocolate and 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter and flour an 8 inch square pan.
• 3 melt butter and bittersweet chocolate in a small heavy saucepan on low heat or in microwave until melted.
• 4 allow to cool.
• 5 beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• 6 beat in chocolate mixture.
• 7 stir in flour, powder and salt until just blended.
• 8 spread 3/4 of batter in prepared pan and sprinkle almonds evenly over top.
• 9 bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and spread preserves over almonds.
• 10 spoon remaining batter over preserves, carefully smoothing top.
• 11 bake for 25 minutes or until top just begins to feel firm.
• 12 remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips.
• 13 let stand until chips are melted and then spread evenly over brownies.
• 14 cool completely on wire rack.
• 15 cut into squares.