Red Wine Brownies

Fellow SMC alum and food blogger Gaby of What's Gaby Cooking posted this amazing recipe on Monday for Merlot brownies she developed with Barefoot Wine. You can bet I will be making these next week to bring to the office on Thursday

pictures and recipe taken from What's Gaby Cooking

Red Wine Brownies

Ingredients

For the brownies
• 1/4 cup Barefoot Merlot
• 4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup All Purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
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For the Merlot Glaze
• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons Barefoot Merlot

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a small pot over low heat, melt the butter and chocolate together until smooth. Add the wine and whisk until fully incorporated and remove the pot from the heat.
3. Add the eggs and whisk to combine.
4. Add the sugar and vanilla and stir to combine.
5. Add the flour, cocoa powder and salt and stir until smooth.
6. Transfer the batter into a 9x9 tin foil lined baking pan and place it into the oven for 25 minutes and bake until done.
7. While the brownies are baking, melt together the semi sweet chocolate and butter for the glaze. Once melted, whisk in the wine and set aside.
8. When the brownies are done, let them cool.
9. Once cooled, drizzle the glaze over the brownies and spread it on top using an offset spatula.