Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Brownies

5 oz semi-sweet, dark chocolate
1/2 C butter
2 eggs
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C almonds, ground finely in food processor
1 T ground flaxseed meal
1/4 C brown or white rice flour
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C chopped pecans, optional
1/4 C chocolate chips, not optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 8x8 pan.  Melt the dark chocolate and butter in the microwave.  Beat eggs in mixer until frothy.  Add chocolate mixture and brown sugar to eggs.  In seperate bowl, combine almond meal, flaxseed meal, rice flour, salt and soda.  Slowly add to mixer, adding vanilla at the end.  Stop machine and stir in pecans and chocolate chips.  Pour into pan and bake for 35 minutes.  Cool and eat.

~VLS