Brownies

From Notes

These are Robert's infamous killer brownies.

Contents 1 Special Equipment 2 Ingredients 3 Preheat Oven 4 Preparation 4.1 Optional Add In's 5 Bake 6 Presentation

Special Equipment

• 8x8x2" baking pan, greased
• Electric Mixer

Ingredients

• ¾ pound 60% (or higher) Bittersweet Chocolate
• ½ cup Unsalted Butter
• 3 Eggs
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• ¾ cups All Purpose Flour
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• ½ teaspoon Baking Powder

Preheat Oven

• Preheat oven to 350°F.

Preparation

• Melt bitterweet chocolate and butter over a double boiler.
• Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar until fluffy.
• Cool chocolate mixture until warm to the touch.
• Fold chocolate into into eggs.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift together, and stir into chocolate mixture
  • flour
  • baking power
  • salt

Optional Add In's

• Fold in chocolate mixture (up to 8 ounces total)
  • Toffee bits
  • Chocolate chunks
  • or any other items
• My best batch so far
  • Toffee bits
  • Caramel filled semiseweet chocolate chunks.

Bake

• Pour mixture into pan.
• Top as desired.
• Bake 45 mins.

Presentation

• Cool until set.
• Cut into 9 pieces.