Fudgy Chocolate-chunk Brownies

evelyn/athens's Note:

A big hit at a recent cook-out. They were gone before we had finished bbqing the main course!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 15

• 1 cup butter
• 12 ounces best quality bittersweet chocolate
• 6 ounces best quality bittersweet chocolate , chopped
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 ½ teaspoons instant espresso powder or 2 ½ teaspoons instant coffee powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups chopped toasted walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 13 X 9 inch glass baking dish.
2. Melt butter and 12 oz chocolate in medium saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Let cool 15 minutes.
5. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
6. Beat together sugar, eggs, espresso powder and vanilla in large bowl until blended.
7. Add melted chocolate mixture and beat until smooth.
8. Add dry ingredients and stir just until blended.
9. Fold in walnuts and 6 oz coarsely chopped chocolate.
10. Pour batter into prepared pan.
11. Smooth top.
12. Bake until top looks dry and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 30 minutes.
13. Cool completely before cutting.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Absolutely delicious fudgy brownies--these will satisfy any chocolate craving! This is the first time I used bittersweet chocolate and it is wonderful in these brownies, even though I skipped the walnuts (ds dosen't really care for nuts). Evelyn thanks for sharing this keeper--an absolute must for every chocolatic!