Fudgy Brownies
- 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into cubes, plus more for the pan
- 8 ounces 70% bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup toasted walnut halves
- Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 325F.
- Cut an 8 by 16-inch piece of parchment paper.
- Lightly butter an 8 by 8 by 2-inch pan and line it with the parchment, allowing it to extend evenly over the opposite sides.
- Butter the parchment including the paper on the sides of the pan.
- Place the chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl set over a pot of gently simmering water and stir occasionally until melted and smooth.
- Remove from the heat.
- With a large rubber spatula or wooden spoon, beat the sugar and salt into the chocolate mixture.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Add the flour and mix vigorously until the batter is very glossy and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Break the nuts into large pieces over the batter and fold them in.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and tap the pan bottom on the countertop to level the batter.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out moist but clean.
- Let cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.
- Remove the brownies from the pan using the parchment handles, and cool completely on the rack before cutting into 2-inch squares.
unsalted butter, bittersweet chocolate, sugar, salt, eggs, flour, toasted walnut halves
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/fudgy-brownies (may not work)