Fudgy Brownies

.5 c (1 stick) unsalted butter
8 oz bittersweet chocolate
1.5 c sugar
4 eggs
3/4 c flour
.5 tsp salt
*heat oven to 350 degrees. melt chocolate and butter and let cool. stir in sugar then whisk eggs in 1 at a time. fold in flour and salt. bake for 40-45min 'til set. cool on wire rack.
**8 inch square


this brownie is so fudgy! i forgot to add the vanilla extract, but i discovered i'm not really a giant huge fan of vanilla extract flavor. maybe i have bad extract...but in the past when i've used it, the flavor is really pungent. anyways back to the brownie -- the edges got a little burned on the top but i blame my apt oven for that. the thermometer isn't very accurate and i had to chase the heat. great brownies though! i wanna make these for my sweetie and i'm sure these would go great with a scoop of vanilla!

Chocolate Scones

2.5 c flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
.5 c + 2 tbsp sugar
1.5 tsp baking powder
.5 tsp baking soda
.25 tsp salt
1.25 sticks (10 tbsp) butter
1 c (5 oz) semisweet chocolate
1 egg
.5 c heavy cream
*heat oven to 375 degrees. mix dry ingredients and cut in butter coarsely. fold in chocolate. whisk together wet ingredients and fold into dry mixture. turn out dough and shape into rectangle. divide dough and bake 25-30min.


too many scones!! next time i'll be sure to halve the recipe. and i didn't like how the dough turned out. i was afraid of overmixing so the second the dough kinda held on its own, i quit trying to force it to come together. the dough was really crumbly but i had so much faith! i believed in the recipe until the very end when i opened the oven. i didn't like the chocolate chips in the finished scones either -- they just got in the way. i'm thinking of either making the chips smaller or melting the chocolate next time.