Cuisinart BFP-10 Series - Manual (Page 15)

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Brownie Bites
Made in mini-muffin size, these yummy chocolate morsels
are just a bite or two.
Makes 12 brownie bites
cooking spray
¹⁄³ cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄³ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¹⁄ 8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces
(best at room temperatur e)
½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350ºF . Lightly coat a 12-cup mini-muffin pan
with cooking spray.
Combine the flour, cocoa and salt in the work bowl and pulse on
Food Processor 10 times to sift. T ransfer to a small bowl and
reserve. Add the butter to the work bowl. Pulse 5 to 10 times.
Add the brown sugar; pulse 5 times to br eak up and process for
10 to 15 seconds; scrape the bottom and sides of the work bowl.
Process until smooth, 10 to 15 seconds longer . Add the egg and
vanilla, process on until smooth, 10 seconds. Add half the dry
mixture, pulse 5 times on Chop. Scrape the work bowl. Add the
remaining dry mixtur e, pulse until just combined, 4 to 5 times.
Spoon the batter in equal amounts into the prepar ed muffin pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 13 minutes, until tops ar e
puffed and crackled (they may still be moist when tested with a
toothpick). Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 2 minutes,
then remove fr om pan and place on a rack to cool completely,
or serve warm.
Nutritional information per piece:
Calories 50 (60% from fat) • carb. 4g • pro. 1g • fat 4g • sat. fat 2g
• chol. 25mg • sod. 9mg • fiber 1g
Notes:
• Mocha Almond Br ownie Bites: add ½ tablespoon instant
espresso powder and 2 tablespoons toasted sliver ed almonds to
the flour/cocoa mixture befor e pulsing.
• Add 2 tablespoons mini chocolate morsels or almond
brickle bits.