Magical Boozy blueberry brownies

You must know that when the frequency of posting is increased my frequency of studying is decreased. Also after two weeks learning about nutrition, hunger, fiber, and binge eating I am sorry to admit that all I want to do when I leave class is eat. And not health food, it makes me want to eat junk food. I tried a virtual fix on food gawker with no avail.

So besides food I have another vice, beer. Cooking and alcohol have always gone well together, it seems to bring a depth that is lacking without libation. So for the some bakesale ( I admitingly dont remember what it was for) I made these stout blueberry brownies.

These are a little different than the normal brownie I like to make. These are cakey brownies but with a rich chocolate background making up for the lack of fudge factor. I added in blueberries because hell, they are in season and they are good.

Stout blueberry brownies:

makes about 2 dozen brownies

prep time: 15 min

bake time:20-30

ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into cubes
8 oz. dark bittersweet chocolate bar(s), chopped – I used 70% dark trader joes has a nice one.
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup cane sugar
1 1/4 cups Stout beer, room temperature and foam skimmed off (I used Young's double chocolate stout)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/8 cup powdered sugar for dusting

directions:

Preheat the oven to 375° and grease a 9 x 13 baking. Mix the flour, cocoa powder and salt together. Set aside.

Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate bar pieces, milk chocolate and butter together until fully melted. Go slow so you don't burn the chocolate

In a very big bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together until slightly frothy. Very slowly, pour in the chocolate mixture while whisking the eggs. If you go too fast, you’ll have scrambled eggs, so take your time.

When your chocolate mixture and your eggs are combined, whisk in the Guinness. Fold in the flour mixture very slowly, making sure not to over-mix. You want to see some crumbly bits still in there. Fold in berries.

Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish, top with the cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove the baking dish and let cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar.