Dark Chocolate-Cherry Brownies

Name: Dark Chocolate-Cherry Brownies
Yield: Makes 24 brownies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces), dried cherries, chopped; 1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup, water; 1 teaspoon, almond extract; 2 ounces, unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 6 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1/3 cup (1 ounce), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 2 , large eggs plus 2 large yolks; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups (15 3/4 ounces), sugar; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces), all-purpose flour

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2015

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Brownies & Bars

Adding cherries to brownies seemed like a brilliant idea— until we sampled batch after batch of soggy brownies.

SERVESMakes 24 brownies

TIME1 hour, plus 2 hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A combination of unsweetened chocolate and Dutch-processed cocoa powder provides a richly chocolate base. While fresh and frozen cherries added too much moisture, dried cherries add a punch of cherry sweetness without affecting the brownie ...

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