Perfect Brownies

cooking_geek's Note:

Martha Stewart's brownies that have brown sugar in them!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 15

• 18 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for pan
• 12 ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1 3/4 cups pecan halves, coarsely chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Butter a 7 by 11 1/2 by 2-inch baking pan.
3. Line with parchment paper; set aside.
4. In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, combine the butter and chocolate and melt.
5. Remove from heat and let stand until cool.
6. Sift the flour and baking powder together into a medium bowl; set aside.
7. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs until thick and creamy, about 5 minutes.
8. Gradually beat in the sugar.
9. Continue beating until mixture is thick and mousse-like and a trail is left on the surface when the whisk is lifted, about 3 minutes more.
10. Gradually fold in the chocolate mixture, alternating with the dry ingredients.
11. Fold in the nuts.
12. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until top is cracked and the center is just firm to the touch, about 40 to 45 minutes.
13. The brownies should not have a cake-like consistency.
14. Remove from oven and let cool in pan.
15. Cut into squares in the pan before turning out onto a board.

Reviews

[Pumpkin Escobar]

These are extremely good. The chocolate alone might set you back $8-10 if you get Ghirardelli chocolate (which I used). But the result is a luxurious brownie, for special occasions or when you want to impress somebody. Using Ghirardelli chocolate gave it a very complex chocolate flavor. It's something anyone who's a fan of food can appreciate.