White Chocolate Almond Brownies

Ingredients: * 1/3 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces * 6 oz (~170gm) white chocolate, chopped * 1 egg * 1 cup sugar * 2 tsp vanilla * 1 cup all purpose flour * 1/2 tsp baking powder * 1/4 tsp salt * 1/2 cup almond pieces, (optional)

Method: Preheat oven to 350 F (~175 C) Butter and line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment. Over a pot of simmering water, melt butter halfway. Add white chocolate and stir until melted. Allow to cool to room temperature. In a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or with an electric mixer), whip egg, sugar and vanilla until pale and thick. Reduce speed to medium and add chocolate mixture. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt and stir into egg mixture, by hand. Stir in dried cranberries and walnuts and spoon into prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes. To Assemble Allow to cool completely before cutting and dust with icing sugar. Brownies will keep for 4-6 days in an airtight container.