Chili Chipotle Brownie Bars Food

CHILI-CHIPOTLE BROWNIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sift together sugar, flour, ground chipotle pepper and salt. Set aside., In top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over simmering water, melt butter and both types of chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Stir chocolate mixture into dry ingredients. Beat in eggs and vanilla., Spread batter into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake until center is set, about 25 minutes (do not overbake). Cool completely. , For icing, beat together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and chipotle pepper. Spread over brownies. Cut into 24 bars.

DULCE-FROSTED CHIPOTLE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F (325° F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom of 8-inch pan.
• Make brownie batter as directed on box, using water, oil, and eggs, adding cinnamon and chipotle powder until well blended. Spread into pan. Bake 39 to 42 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge comes out almost clean. Cool completely.
• In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, dulce de leche, butter, milk, and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth and creamy. Spread onto cooled brownies.

EMILY'S CHIPOTLE CHILI

Steps:

• Cook sausage and ground beef in a large pot over medium-high heat until lightly browned and crumbly. When the meat has released its grease, and has begun to brown, drain off accumulated grease, and season with chili powder, cumin, and coriander. Cook and stir for 1 minute until fragrant, then stir in the garlic and onion. Cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, chipotle peppers, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then pour the chili into a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Stir in tomato paste an hour before the chili is done.

CHILE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Position oven rack in the lower third of oven; preheat oven to 350°; butter and flour a 13x9 inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, chile powder, baking powder, and salt until combined; set aside.
• Add butter and both chocolates in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water; stir constantly until half the butter and chocolate is melted.
• Remove the top of the double boiler from the pot; then continue stirring, away from the heat, until the butter and chocolate are completely melted.
• Transfer to a big bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Beat the sugar into the melted chocolate with an electric mixer on medium speed; continue beating until smooth and silky, about 2 minutes.
• Beat in eggs until well incorporated.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture just until incorporated; do not beat.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it gently to the corners.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a pick comes out with a few moist crumbs; set pan of wire rack to cool for at least 30 minutes.
• Cut brownies into 24 pieces while they are still in the pan; carefully remove them with an offset spatula.
• Serve immediately or cool completely before covering with plastic wrap for storage at room temperature.
• Variation: add one or more of the following spices with the chile powder: 1 ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg, 1 teaspoon ground cloves and/or.
• Stir in 1 ¼ cups of any of the following mix-ins or 1 ¼ cups any combination of the following mix-ins, with the flour mixture-chocolate-covered espresso beans, chopped candied orange peel, chopped dried figs, chopped pecans, chopped toasted hazelnuts, dried cherries, raisins, toasted pepitas.

CHIPOTLE FOUR-BEAN CHILI WITH LIME

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients except lime juice.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or on High heat setting 2 to 3 hours.
• Just before serving, stir in lime juice.