Turtle Brownies

• For the brownies
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
• 3 ounces good-quality unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• ; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• ; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ; 1/4 cup whole milk
• ; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• For the topping
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans (about 4 ounces

1. Step 1
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a buttered 8-inch square baking dish with foil or parchment paper, allowing a 2-inch overhang. Butter lining (excluding overhang); set aside.
3. Step 2
4. Make batter: Put chocolate and butter in a medium heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir until melted. Let cool slightly.
5. Step 3
6. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in another medium bowl; set aside.
7. Step 4
8. Put sugar and eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add chocolate mixture, milk, and vanilla, and mix until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, until well combined.
9. Step 5
10. Pour batter into prepared dish. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center of brownies comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, 27 to 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
11. Step 6
12. make topping: Bring 1/3 cup water and the sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. When mixture comes to a boil, stop stirring, and wash down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming. Continue to cook, swirling pan occasionally, until medium amber, 5 to 7 minutes.
13. Step 7
14. Remove from heat, and immediately add cream, vanilla, and salt. Gently stir with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula until smooth. Add pecans; stir until caramel begins to cool and thickens slightly, about 1 minute.
15. Step 8
16. Pour caramel over cool brownies; spread with an offset spatula. Refrigerate until cold, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
17. Step 9
18. Let brownies stand at room temperature at least 15 minutes before serving. Lift out, and cut into 16 squares, wiping knife with a hot, damp cloth between each cut. Brownies can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 days.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/turtle-brownies-52675161 (may not work)