Cooking With Wine: Wine Brownies with Dried Black Currant

Philna Otieno

Prep: 15minsCook: 35mins

• 1 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 3 Eggs

• 1/2 cup salted butter

• 1-1/2 cup sugar

• 180grms Dark chocolate

• 1/2 cup Cocoa powder, unsweetened

• 3/4 cup Mont Rochelle Cabernet Sauvignon

• 1/2 cup dried Black currants

• 1/2tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a baking pan of 8 by 8 inch, with butter and set aside.

2. In a bowl, mix red wine and blackcurrants, Let sit for 3 mins to let currants soak in the wine until plump.

3. In another bowl over boiling water, heat butter, chocolate and cocoa powder until mixed together. Let cool for about 5 mins.

4. Whisk in eggs one at a time. Add sugar, then whisk until everything is well incorporated.

5. Mix flour and salt in another bowl, pour in the chocolate mixture and mix.

6. Finally, fold in the wine mixture.

7. Pour the batter in the baking pan and bake for 30-35 mins or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

8. Allow brownies to cool. Cut to equal squares of nine and serve!