Gluten-free gingerbread brownies

Preparation time

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup ground almonds**quinoa flour?
• 1/3 cup brown-rice flour**gluten free flour?
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 112 g gluten-free bittersweet chocolate (about 4 squares), chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup brown sugar or **coconut sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup gluten-free semi-sweet chocolate chips
• FOR GLAZE:
• 1 tbsp fancy molasses
• 3 tbsp icing sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Line an 8 × 8-in. baking dish with overhanging parchment (about 1 in. on each side). Whisk almonds with flour, baking powder, spices and salt in a medium bowl.
2. Combine bittersweet chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium, stirring halfway through, until almost melted, 2 to 3 min. Stir until smooth. Or melt in a saucepan set over medium.
3. Whisk eggs and yolk with brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in chocolate mixture until smooth. Whisk in flour mixture. Scrape into prepared dish. Smooth top. Scatter chocolate chips overtop.
4. Bake in centre of oven until a cake tester inserted into centre of brownie comes out with a few crumbs clinging to it, 40 to 42 min. Transfer pan to a rack to cool completely.
5. Whisk molasses with icing sugar and 2 tsp hot water in a small bowl. Drizzle over brownie. Refrigerate until brownie is firm, about 1 hour. Cut into 24 squares. Keep brownies wrapped in foil and refrigerated up to 1 week.
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*Notes from Chef Marilyn:  I have not made this recipe but it’s on my list!!  I would try using gluten free flour (which I find I can sub for any flour equally) unlike coconut flour, I can only use maybe 1/2 as it’s more like pastry flour.  I try to use what I have in the pantry.  Ground almonds are expensive and  leave a product grainy and heavy I find.

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