We found this brownie recipe while looking through Bon Appetit magazine. This recipe was created by Alice Medrich and we have changed it only by using dark cocoa powder.
Best Chocolate Brownies
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- Non-stick spray
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter cut into 1-inch squares
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa dark cocoa preferred
- 2 tsp water
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs chilled
- 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 cup walnut pieces optional
Instructions
- Place rack in bottom 1/3 of oven and preheat to 325°.
- Line a 8x8 inch metal pan with foil leaving a 2 in. overhang. Spray with cooking spray.
- Melt butter in medium pan until butter melts. Remove from heat and pour butter into a mixing bowl.
- Add sugar, cocoa, 2 tsp water, vanilla, and salt. Stir to blend. Let cool 5 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time to hot mixture and beat after each addition.
- When mixture is thick and shiny, add flour and stir. Beat for a minute or two, stir in optional walnuts.
- Transfer to pan. Bake until toothpick comes out almost clean (about 25-35 minutes) - the center will still be a bit soft. Cool on rack.
- Remove brownies by lifting up on foil. Cut into small pieces - 36 squares.
I made these for a baby shower and they were such a big hit!
My daughter and I made these last night. Delicious! We made them out of the darkest, best chocolate we could find.