Chocolate Chili Bites

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 200 g butter (7 1/8 oz)
• 200 g good quality unsweetened dark chocolate (7 1/8 oz)
• 250 g sugar (8 7/8 oz)
• 5 eggs
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder (adjust to your taste and to the strength of your chili powder)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat your oven to 400°f.
• 2 melt the butter with the chocolate in a small saucepan or in a bowl in the microwave. if melting in the microwave, be sure to do it slowly, blending with a spoon between each pass.
• 3 transfer the melted chocolate and butter into a mixing bowl and add the sugar, stirring it in with a wooden spoon.
• 4 let the mixture cool a little.
• 5 add the eggs one by one, mixing well with the spoon after each addition.
• 6 add a rounded tablespoon of flour and mix well.
• 7 stir in the chili powder.
• 8 pour the dough into non-stick or silicone petit four molds, and bake for ten to twelve minutes. the top should look set, but the inside should still be on the soft side.
• 9 let the the mini bites cool down enough to unmold them, then turn them out on a rack to cool completely while you cook the other batches. store in a plastic container, refrigerate, and take out about an hour prior to serving the next day.