Deep Dish Brownies
Chocolate Desserts Are Too Good to Keep Them to Oneself!
This recipe has been a journey of trial and error. Brownies are tricky. You want a good fudgy (NOT cake like) consistency, but not so much so that they have to be eaten with a spoon. With a few little tricks, the right ingredients and correct baking time, these turn out perfectly without fail.
Brownies are a true comfort food. Warm, straight out of the oven, they are a family favorite. My Dad requests a pan of brownies just for himself! Vanilla ice cream or a glass of cold milk are the perfect companions.
- 2 Bowls (1 large, 1 medium)
- 8x8 Glass Baking Dish
- Parchment Paper– tear off enough to fit into your baking dish with a bit of overhang. Wad your parchment into a ball under running water. Flatten it out and dry it with a towel. This will allow you to really fit that parchment into your baking dish to lift out the brownies. Plus your parchment won't burn in the oven.
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) UNSALTED butter, melted (salted butter alters the flavor a lot and margarine makes the consistency all wrong.)
- 1½ cups white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (preferred because the flavor is stronger than vanilla extract)
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Directions:
1. Pre-heat your oven to 350° and make sure your oven rack is positioned in the middle.
2. Line the 8x8 glass baking dish with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, stir together melted butter, sugar and vanilla. Add in the eggs and mix well with a spoon. You should not have standing butter nor streaks of eggs if mixed in properly. Set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Using a sift, so you don't have cocoa lumps, gradually add the dry ingredients into your large bowl with the wet ingredients. Stir with a spoon until just combined. Do NOT overmix!
5. Spread evenly into prepared baking dish.
6. Bake 40-50 minutes or JUST until there is no jiggle in the center and the brownies are fully set.
7. Allow to cool, remove brownies and cut into squares. (Or use a large spoon and scoop the hot brownies into a bowl and top with vanilla ice-cream)