Scarlet Beet Brownies

We got beets again at the farmers market. I enjoy them cooked with a little butter on them, but thought it would be nice to find a new way to cook them. I guess Dad is not a beets fan- but with this recipe he will never know he is eating beets!

Ingredients
* 3/4 cup of beet puree*
* 4 ounces of good-quality chocolate chips (I used a 12 oz. Nestle bag because that is what we had- and I melted 8 oz. because I am a Jensen...and then threw the rest in the batter to bake whole)
* 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* pinch salt
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 7 tablespoons butter, softened
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 2 eggs, room temperature

*I used light red beets - you can use dark or canned beets too. I peeled them and then boiled them until they were easily pierced with a fork. I then pureed them in my magic bullet and measured out the 3/4 cup. The rest of it was delicious with a bit of butter, salt and pepper.

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Melt chocolate over double-boiler (or in the microwave). Set aside.
3. Whisk flour with baking powder and salt and set aside.
4. Cream butter and sugar together. And vanilla and eggs, one at a time, until the mixture is creamy. Add melted chocolate, beet puree, and flour mixture. Mix well. (Add extra chocolate chips if you are a chocolate freak like me).
5. Pour batter into 9 x 13 baking pan and bake for 30 minutes (ended up baking them for 40 mins).
6. Let cool and served with homemade frozen strawberry yogurt.
* Don't let the sticky top foul you- these were soooo moist and cake like.
D.E.V.I.N.E.

found this recipe at: http://lemonbasil.blogspot.com/