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Spicy Brownies
Bake: 25 mins at 350°F
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup The Spice House Natural Process Cocoa Powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 to 4 teaspoons The Spice House Ground Korintje or China Tunghing Cassia Cinnamon or ground cinnamon
- 1 to 2 teaspoons The Spice House Freshly Ground Spanish Anise Seed (see note) or ground anise
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon The Spice House Ground Cayenne Pepper or cayenne pepper
- 3/4 cup cooking oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon The Spice House Pure Madagascar "Bourbon Islands" Single Strength Vanilla Extract or vanilla
Directions
1. Line a 13x9x2-inch pan with foil; lightly grease foil. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, ground anise, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper. In a medium bowl whisk together oil, eggs and vanilla; add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon just until combined. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
2. Bake in 350 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. (Edges will be firm and center set.) Cool in pan on a wire rack. Lift up on foil to remove brownies. Cut into bars to serve. Makes 24 brownies.
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Note:
To get 1 to 2 teaspoons freshly ground anise, place 3/4 to 1-1/2 teaspoons of whole anise seeds in a spice grinder or coffee grinder. Grind to a fine powder. Mixture will fluff up when ground.
