Chocolate Cinnamon Brownies With Chocolate Ganache

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 3/4 unsalted butter, diced,room temperature
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°f.
• 2 generously butter 8x8x2-inch metal baking pan; dust with flour.
• 3 mix first 3 ingredients in small bowl.
• 4 stir chocolate and butter in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted and smooth.
• 5 turn off heat.
• 6 let chocolate stand over water.
• 7 using electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until mixture thickens and falls in soft ribbon when beaters are lifted, about 5 minutes.
• 8 beat in vanilla.
• 9 stir in flour mixture in 2 additions, blending well after each.
• 10 gradually add warm chocolate to egg mixture, beating until just combined.
• 11 stir in walnuts.
• 12 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 13 bake brownies until top is set and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 35 minutes.
• 14 cool completely in pan on rack.
• 15 for ganache: whisk all ingredients in small saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth.
• 16 pour evenly over brownies in pan.
• 17 chill brownies until ganache is set, about 2 hours.
• 18 cut into 16 squares.