Chocolate Brownies Recipe
Chocolate Brownies Recipe
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 15
- Calories: 243
- Fat: 10.1 g
- Saturated fat: 3.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 153 mg
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Many people mistakenly think that making a big batch of brownies needs a special technique and skills. All you need to do is make minor adjustments to your original recipe and be a little more careful with baking.
Ingredients
- Butter, unsalted: 3 ¾ cups
- Unsweetened chocolate: 4 oz
- Semi-sweet chocolate (5⅓ cups of chocolate chips, approximately): 32 oz
- Sugar: 7 cups
- Vanilla extract (the REAL stuff please!): ¼ cup
- Eggs: 18 lg
- Flour (I used bread flour, but all-purpose will work just fine.): 4 cups
- Salt: 1 tbsp
- Baking powder: 1 tbsp
- Chopped walnut (optional): 2 cups
- Semi-sweetened chocolate chips (optional): 1 cup
Instructions
- Start by melting 3 ¾ cup butter and four ounces chocolate in a double boiler. The double boiler will keep chocolate and butter from burning, and if you don’t have one, you can place a smaller sauce pan or Pyrex bowl in a relatively bigger sauce pan containing simmering water - it will function like a double boiler.
- Once the butter and chocolate have completely melted, remove them from heat.
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, combine seven cups of sugar and ¼ cup of vanilla extract.
- While the mixer is running, slowly pour the molten butter and chocolate mixture into the bowl and mix well until combined.
- Now add the eggs to the beaten mixture, one or two at a time.
- Thoroughly mix the ingredients until you get a smooth and glossy mixture.
- Transfer the mixture to the largest mixing bowl you have.
- In a separate bowl, combine four cups of flour, one tablespoon of salt, one tablespoon of baking powder and mix well.
- Gradually pour the dry ingredients into the chocolate and butter batter, mixing with a wooden spoon after every addition.
- Keep adding and stirring until all the flour has been combined with the chocolate and butter mixture. However, make sure you do not over-mix the batter.
- Line a couple of baking pans with parchment paper and spray with vegetable shortenings.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking dishes and spread out evenly, making sure there are no air bubbles in the mixture.
- Bake the brownies for 35 to 40 minutes, in an oven preheated at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the brownies from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes, before you cut and serve.