Oprah's Favorite Brownies
These are Oprah's favorite brownies from Baked Bakery NYC. They're rich, moist, fudgy, and a cross between a brownie and a piece of fudge with a crunchy top. It's no wonder that they are Oprah's favorite because these brownies are decadently delicious!
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Ingredients
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 TBSP Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa
- 11 ounces dark chocolate chopped
- 1 cup unsalted butter cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon Espresso Powder
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 5 eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Prepare a 9 x 13" baking pan with butter or cooking spray, then line parchment paper and butter or spray that as well.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and cocoa, set aside.
- In a heat proof bowl put the chopped chocolate, the butter and the espresso powder.
- Place bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
- Stir occasionally until the butter and chocolate are melted and well combined and smooth.
- Turn the heat off and leave the bowl over the water.
- Add both sugars and whisk until combined.
- Remove the bowl from the water and let cool to room temperature.
- Once chocolate mixture is room temperature, add 3 room temperature eggs and whisk until combined.
- Add the last 2 eggs, whisk until combined.
- Whisk in the vanilla extract.
- DO NOT over-beat the batter or the brownies will be cake-like and not fudgy.
- Sprinkle the flour mixture over the chocolate mixture.
- With a rubber spatula, fold the flour mixture into the chocolate, until just a bit of the flour is visible.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
- ROTATE the pan after 15 minutes, then bake for another 15 minutes.
- Bake only until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few crumbs attached.
- Let cool on a wire rack.
- Remove from pan, cut into squares and enjoy!