Friday, May 1, 2009

Brownies!

Brownies

½ C Unsalted butter
10 oz chocolate chips/ chunks- semi-sweet or bittersweet or both
¾ C Brown sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
2 eggs
¾ C AP flour
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp. Salt
¼ tsp baking powder

-Preheat oven to 350

-Butter and flour a 9” square pan

-Melt butter and 6 oz of the chocolate in a medium/lg bowl in the microwave- 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each go.
-Cool to lukewarm
-While waiting, whisk or sift together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder in another bowl
-Stir the sugar and vanilla into the chocolate/butter mixture
-Add eggs to chocolate/butter mixture 1 at a time, mixing well between each addition, then stirring/beating until the batter is glossy and smooth
-Stir in flour mixture
-Stir in remaining 4oz of chocolate

-Bake for 20-30 minutes, until a knife or toothpick or what-not barely comes out clean. Cool on a rack before cutting and serving.

*If you want to double the recipe, just use a 9” by 13” pan to bake it in and give it a bit longer, all will be well!!!
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