Food Muse - BROWNIES aka SWEET HEAVEN DIPPED IN CHOCOLATE FOG - the best BROWNIE RECIPE

Our local paper is pretty cool, but not a place where an occasional food snob like me would assume I would find the BEST BROWNIE RECIPE EVER. I stumbled upon this recipe in an article that covered a few different types of how to make the luxurious chocolately fudgey cakey dream confection-thing known as our beloved brownie. This recipe is attributd to Nick Malgieri from the book Chocolate: From Simple Cookies to Extravagant Showstoppers .

I made this brownie recipe for my aunt's 64th birthday after making them once before just for us (my mom, stepdad, me and my boyfriend Danny boy) Imagine late night wedges cracking as you gently lift them up from the pan, cheeks stuffed with heavy, hidden warmth as you sneak a bite for breakfast, and spontaneous ziploc bag stowaways anytime you fear you may be gone long enough to need a light, throat sticking, sweet chocolate humming brownie injection.

ahem. heh...

THE BEST BROWNIE RECIPE:

SUPERNATURAL BROWNIES
you will need: a 13x9" baking pan and parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2 sticks (16 Tbls.) unsalted butter, plus more for the pan and paper.

8 oz. bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate
(I highly recommend Trader Joes Belgian Pound Plus bar for major bang for the buck)

4 eggs

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts, or 3/4 cup whole walnuts, optional. (as is any preferred nut)

Butter a 13x9 inch baking pan and line with buttered parchment paper.

In the top pan of a double boiler set over barely simmering water, melt the 2 sticks of butter and the chocolate together. When all have melted together, remove from heat and cool slightly.

In a large bowl or mixer, whisk eggs.

Whisk in salt, sugars, and vanilla.

Whisk in chocolate/butter mixture.

Fold in flour until just combined.

If using chopped walnuts, stir them in.

Turn batter evenly into prepared pan. If using whole walnuts, arrange on top of the batter.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 40-45 minutes until shiny and beginning to crack on top.

Cool in pan on rack.

makes 15 large to 24 small brownies.

let cool and store tightly wrapped.


(Enjoy the brownie recipe you heavily lidded chocolate addicts!)