Sunday, June 22, 2008
Double Chocolate Brownie
From Martha Stewart Living, 2005 Annual Recipes
Ingredients
Makes 9 large or 16 small squares.
* 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for pan
* 6 ounces coarsely chopped good-quality semisweet chocolate
* 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
* 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a buttered 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper, allowing 2 inches to hang over sides. Butter lining (excluding overhang); set pan aside.
2. Put butter, chocolate, and cocoa in a heatproof medium bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir until butter and chocolate are melted. Let cool slightly.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl; set aside.
4. Put sugar, eggs, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on medium speed until pale, about 4 minutes. Add chocolate mixture; beat until combined. Add flour mixture; beat, scraping down sides of bowl, until well incorporated.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth top with a rubber spatula. Bake until a cake tester inserted into brownies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, about 35 minutes. Let cool slightly in pan, about 15 minutes. Lift out brownies; let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.
I remember attending a summer cooking class when I was in my teens and where we made brownies using one big bowl. I wish that was the case with this recipe. Although this brownie tasted good, I wish it took less cleanup in the end.
I wish I had that brownie recipe from many years ago.
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I've tried this and it is sinfully wonderful. Enjoyed your blog.