If there is one combination that I love, it's salty and sweet! Not to mention, brownies are my weakness... I've never met one I didn't like. I could probably demolish a whole pan by myself, if I didn't have such good self-control. ;)
Gooey. Chocolatey. Sweet. Salty… what’s not to love? I think my taste buds will be quite happy when I make these....
INGREDIENTS:6 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for the pan
8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
Optional: 1 cup walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, or pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
DIRECTIONS:Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the inside of a 9-inch square pan with 2 lengths of foil, positioning the sheets perpendicular to each other and allowing the excess to extend beyond the edges of the pan, or with a single large sheet of extra wide foil or parchment paper. Lightly butter the foil or parchment.
In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Add the chocolate and stir until it is melted and smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla until combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the flour and stir energetically for one full minute — time yourself — until the batter loses its graininess, becomes smooth and glossy, and pulls away a bit from the sides of the saucepan. Stir in the chopped nuts if using.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle salt over top if using. Bake until the centre feels almost set, about 30 minutes. There should still be a few crumbs stuck to a toothpick when inserted. Do not overbake.
Let the brownies cool completely in the pan before lifting the foil or parchment and the block of brownie out of the pan. Cut the brownie into squares. (The brownies will keep well for up to four days and can be frozen for one month.)
Enjoy!
(This
recipe looks great, too.)
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