Brewberry Brownies

Brewberry Brownies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup blueberry beer
4 ounces coarsely chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's Special Dark)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10 ounces white chocolate chips
3/4 cup fresh blueberries, patted dry

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line an 11x8-inch baking dish with foil; coat with cooking spray.

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, and cook the butter, stirring frequently, until it starts to brown and foam. Remove pan from heat and stir in beer and bittersweet chocolate, until melted and smooth; set aside.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat together granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla, for 4 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low, and beat in melted chocolate mixture, until well combined. Stir in flour mixture, until just combined.
Scrape batter into prepared dish; bake at 375 degrees F, for 25-30 minutes, or until set. Plunge dish into a larger baking dish, filled with ice water, until brownies are cool.

Place white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until chocolate is melted, about 1 minute, stirring every 20 seconds. Pour white chocolate over brownies and smooth the surface, using a rubber spatula. Push blueberries evenly into the surface.
Freeze the brownies until set, about 1 hour. Lift the foil-lined brownies out of dish, and slice into bars, using a sharp knife.

Yield: 12 brownies