Brownie Tassies

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350°F Make tassie pastry (#59854) and line mini muffin cups with this pastry.
2. 2
   Melt chips and butter in saucepan over low heat.
3. 3
   Remove from heat.
4. 4
   Stir in sugar, egg, and vanilla.
5. 5
   Place a whole hazelnut in center of each pastry-lined cup.
6. 6
   Top with 1 rounded tsp of chocolate mixture.
7. 7
   Bake for 20-25 minutes.
8. 8
   Immediately, and very carefully using the tip of a pointed knife, gently knudge out each tassie out of its cup and transfer to a rack to cool.
9. 9
   If they cool in the pan too long, they are more difficult to remove.
10. 10
    Your first couple may break (those are the ones I eat on the spot- the rewards of making them!), but you will soon learn just the right'move' to remove them perfectly.