Brownies !

I love brownies but I try not to eat them or bake them as often.  I recently tried out a brownie recipe I got from Paula Deen's website...I made a few changes of my own ( used a little less sugar and used Golden Tree chocolate bars from Ghana), and it was delicious! You can find this delicious and rich chocolate at most West African grocery stores - to find one near you, visit www.africanbizbyzip.com and type in your city or zip code.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter / margarine

1 3/4 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 tspn vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 cup Golden Tree cocoa powder

8 0z chocolate (11 "20g Golden Tree chocolate bars")

1/2 tspn baking powder

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 13 x 9 ban with some butter
• Melt chocolate using double boiler method and let cool *
• Beat margarine and sugar in a large mixing bowl until creamy( you can use a handheld electric mixer)
• Add eggs (one at a time)
• Add vanilla
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and cocoa powder
• Slowly add in flour mix to butter mix
• Add in melted golden tree chocolate
• Pour batter in the pan and bake for 35 minutes

Notes:

1. When adding flour mix to butter mix, add about 1/2 cup at a time, beat until mixture is mooth and creamy, then add another 1/2 cup.
   
2. 8 oz = 28.35g so if you are using the bigger Golden Tree chocolate bar (50g), use only 4 1/2 bars. 

* Double boiler method: Boil water in a small cooking pot, over medium heat. Place chocolate in a bowl and put it on top of the boiling pot of water.  When most of the chocolate looks soft , use a spoon to stir until all the chococlate is melted.  Remove from top of cooking pot and let it cool.