No joke, this batter is like crack. Maybe that's a bit extreme, but honestly I just love it and want more of it. Apparently, this is Oprah's favorite brownie recipe. So it's famous and it must be amazing. Well, at least I think it is. I love the crispy (not burnt) top, the super gooey middle, the rich taste of espresso which brings out the chocolate flavor.
Ingredients:
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons dark unsweetened cocoa powder
11 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1½ cups granulated sugar
½ cup packed light brown sugar
5 eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Creation:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the sides and bottom of a
9×13-inch glass or light-colored baking pan. Line the pan with
parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and cocoa powder together.
3. Put the chocolate, butter and instant espresso powder in a large
bowl and set it over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring
occasionally, until the chocolate and butter are completely melted and
smooth. Turn off the heat, but keep the bowl over the water and add the
sugars. Whisk until completely combined, then remove the bowl from the
pan. The mixture should be room temperature.
4. Add 3 eggs to the chocolate mixture and whisk until combined. Add
the remaining eggs and whisk until combined. Add the vanilla and stir
until combined. Do not overbeat the batter at this stage or your
brownies will be cakey.
5. Sprinkle the flour mixture over the chocolate mixture. Using a
rubber spatula (not a whisk), fold the flour mixture into the chocolate
until just a bit of the flour mixture is visible.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake in
the center of the oven for 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through
the baking time, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the
brownies comes out with a few moist crumbs sticking to it. Let the
brownies cool completely, then lift them out of the pan using the
parchment paper.
7. Cut into squares and serve, or just stick your face in and enjoy ravenously.
yummo ;)
So glad to have found your blog! I made a white chocolate coconut version of these (swooon...)but I've yet to try the real thing! I think that ought to make the to-do list ;)
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