Chocolate strawberry brownies

KYLE’S KITCHEN

Tisket-A-Tasket has been advertising their fudge-covered strawberries that they have for Valentine’s Day every year. I am already on the list. This recipe sounds very good, but I’m sure Cindy’s are better so save this for the future when you can’t get hers.

There is a food website I love called Closet Cooking. It’s run by a guy in Canada whose kitchen is the size of a closet, hence the name. If you love beautiful pictures of food and great recipes you should check him out at closetcooking.com . You can even sign up to get his recipes and pictures in your email.

This week’s recipe is one of his and it looks and sounds so good. What’s better than chocolate and strawberries on Valentine’s Day?

Chocolate Covered

Strawberry Brownies

1 stick of butter

8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

¾ cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 pound strawberries, sliced

8 MORE ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

1. Melt the chocolate into the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat and let cool.

2. Mix the sugar into the eggs along with the vanilla extract.

3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt.

4. Mix the melted chocolate into the egg mixture followed by the flour mixture.

5. Pour the batter into a greased (optionally foil lined) 8-inch baking pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until a toothpick pushed into the center comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes.

6. Sprinkle the strawberries on top of the brownies.

7. Melt the chocolate over medium-low heat on the stove or in a microwave, pour it over the strawberries and let cool until the chocolate is set, about 30-60 minutes.

Now if that doesn’t say “Valentine’s Day” I don’t know what does!