The Best Brownies
Servings 12
Ingredients
- – 1 cup of salted butter about 227 grams
- – 14 ounces of coarsely chopped bittersweet chocolate
- – 1/2 cup of unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder about 60 grams
- – 1 cup of all-purpose flour about 120 grams
- – 5 large eggs
- – 1 cup of packed dark brown sugar about 140 grams
- – 1 cup of granulated sugar about 200 grams
- – 1 teaspoon of salt use 1/2 teaspoon if using Morton salt
- – 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- – 1 tablespoon of espresso powder optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Butter and line a 9-by-13-inch metal baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat, then add the chocolate. If needed, heat the mixture for an extra 10 seconds until fully melted.
- Set aside the chocolate mixture to cool.
- Sift the flour, espresso powder, and cocoa powder into a small mixing bowl, and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugars, salt, and vanilla until thick and pale in color.
- Fold the cooled chocolate into the egg mixture, then gently fold in the flour mixture.
- Pour the batter into the prepared dish and smooth the top.
- Bake for about 25 minutes until the top looks slightly cracked and feels soft to the touch.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.