Mexican Brownies

Mexican Brownies photo
prep time:
20 minutes
total time:
50 minutes
Makes 18 brownies
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ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2/3 c. good-quality unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. ground Mexican cinnamon(canela)
  • 1/4 tsp pequin chili powder or cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder

directions

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides. Press the paper into the corners of the pan and lightly grease the paper with butter.

  • 2

    Melt the 2 sticks of butter in a nonstick saucepan over medium-low heat; do not boil. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla to the sacuepan and stir with a wooden spoon until combined.

  • 3

    Add the cocoa, flour, cinnamon, chili powder, salt and baking powder and mix until smooth. Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out fudgy, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack, then use the parchment paper to lift out the brownies before slicing.

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