Hot and Spicy Brownies

Ingredients

• 3 (3-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo, chopped
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons five-spice powder

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Melt the chocolate and the butter together in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sugar, then eggs, vanilla, salt, and chopped peppers. Sift in the flour and five-spice powder and mix until incorporated. Pour into mini muffin pans and bake for about 15 minutes.

Alternately, you can pour the batter into a greased 8 by 8-inch pan and bake for about 30 minutes.