Elliot's Birthday Brownies

These are one of Elliot's favourite brownies.  Sometimes I just cannot leave well enough alone, brownies are so easy and delightful to play with!  You can add peanutbutter, use cocoa powder, and generally add whatever you want and tailor them to whatever is available in your kitchen at any given time.  You can bake a batch of brownies every week of the year and manage to not repeat a pan.

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1-2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine the chocolates with the milk in a microwave safe bowl.  Nuke at 5 - 10 second intervals after an initial interval of 30 seconds at high power, stirring often.  When it is almost fully melted, I'll usually just pull the bowl out of the microwave and let it sit on the counter for a few minutes to finish.  Add the eggs one at a time and MIX VERY VERY WELL fairly swiftly.  I don't know if swiftness is quite necessary, I just worry about putting the eggs in a warm product; don't want them to cook.  Then, just toss in the flour, baking powder, and vanilla.  Finally, add any mix-ins that strike your fancy, such as MORE CHOCOLATE! Then just put in your favourite greased brownie pan and bake at 350 to desired doneness.

These work out to be a very dense fudgy brownie.  So don't eat too many at once, trust me.  Been there, done that, regretted it, though it was fun while it lasted!