Jim picked this class as it had beef and brownies. the one that appealed to me was the Valentine brunch, but too much food and I would be so exhausted that I would just go back to bed.  

The second thing we made were brownies.  They are a dark no cake brownie.  They are not sweet as I usually think of as brownies, and you can definitely taste the amaretto.  

Ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter

1/2 C cocoa

1 t instant espresso

2 eggs

1 t Vanilla

1/2 t almond extract

2 T Amaretto

2/3 C sugar

1/4 C flour1 C walnut pieces 

Pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Melt butter in a small saucepan.  
3. Stir in the cocoa and espresso until smooth.  Remove from heat and place in a medium size bowl to cool.  
4. When cool, whisk in the eggs, one at a time.  
5. Stir in vanilla, almond extract, and Amaretto.
6. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, and salt.  
7. Stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.  Stir until combined. 
8. Stir in the walnuts.
9. Pour batter into a 8” X 8” square pan that has been greased with a thin film of butter.
10. Bake for 40 minutes.  
11. Let brownies cool before cutting.  

She had a very interesting way of cutting the brownies.  Makes beautiful bite size pieces.  

1. Cut he brownies in half.
2. Cut each half in 1/3’s.
3. Turn perpendicular and do #1 & 2 again. 

I can see this as part of a dessert spread or an addition to a box of cookies.  Each one in a mini cupcake paper cup.