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Delectable Deluxe Brownies

Delectable Deluxe Brownies

The thing about this recipe that has always amazed me is the lack of leavening; I think you just kind of beat the fluffiness in. They are so moist, and so chocolatey, the perfect brownies recipe.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings: 16
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 281
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (or fresh ground whole wheat soft white)
  • 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut into pieces
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Method
 

  1. Break the chocolate into pieces.
  2. Chop the nuts.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  4. Grease and flour a 9x9x2 inch square baking pan.
  5. Melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool slightly.
  6. Beat sugar, eggs, and vanilla on high speed in your mixer for 5 minutes.
  7. Turn to low speed and beat in chocolate mixture. Beat in flour until just blended. Stir in nuts.
  8. Spread into greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees F until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan, 40 to 45 minutes.
  9. Cool. Cut into 2-inch squares.

Nutrition

Calories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 15mgPotassium: 122mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 284IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Do not use self-rising flour in this recipe.
For true decadence, frost with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

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