Chocolate Brownie Spoon Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, plus more for skillet
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. butter an 8-inch, well-seasoned cast iron skillet, set aside.
• 2 place chocolate and butter in a medium heat-proof bowl. set over a pan of boiling water and whisk together until almost blended. remove from heat and let cool. set aside.
• 3 sift togetther the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. sift again and set aside.
• 4 in another bowl, beat the eggs and vanilla until thick and pale, about 6 minutes. beat in the sugar until fluffy. stir in the chocolate mixture. fold the dry ingredients gently until just combined.
• 5 pour the batter into prepared skillet. bake until spoon bread is set but still soft in center, about 40 minutes. (cook less for a more molten center.) let cool 10 minutes serve warm. dust with confectioner's sugar to garnish, if desired.