Mulled Wine Brownies

I was playing around with ideas for festive treats and this came to mind after making mincemeat brownies last year.  They use a fantastic rich brownie base recipe.  I add nutmeg as there wasn't any in the mulled wine i got so you may not need to add it.  You could also make your own mulled wine if so inclined.  If you aren't feeling festive then you can substitute for a good full bodied red wine.

450ml mulled wine * 175g butter * 175g caster sugar * 50g 70% chocolate * 50g cocoa * 3 med eggs * 50g plain flour * ¼tsp grated nutmeg

Makes Some

Place the mulled wine in a pan and reduce until it is a third of its volume. Add the sugar and butter until it melts then pour over the broken chocolate, nutmeg and cocoa. Mix until the chocolate melts then separately beat in the eggs. Fold in the flour then pour into a round 20cm cake tin. Bake for about 25min at 180^oC.