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Barb Schaller's Famous Orgasmic Chocolate Brownies
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Our friend Barb knows her brownies. Her award-winning success comes from using real chocolate, unsalted butter, and cake flour.
serves/makes:
ready in:
30-60 minutes
30-60 minutes
5 reviews
ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup chopped nuts, optional (walnuts or pecans)
1 1/3 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
directions
Move oven rack to center and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13" metal baking pan with parchment paper.
In microwave oven, on medium-high power, melt butter and chocolate in 2-quart microwave-safe bowl, about 3 minutes. Stir until smooth. Mix in granulated sugar, then beat in eggs, one at a time, with wire whisk.
Mix in vanilla and almond. Stir in nuts, if using them. Combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt and fold into chocolate. Spread batter in 9x13" pan lined with baking parchment and bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F for about 33-35 minutes. Do not overbake; toothpick may have fudgy crumbs on it, but not wet batter.
Cool pan on wire rack for 15 minutes before removing (if you wish) brownies from pan.
cook's notes
Please, keep the moaning down; it annoys the neighbors. I use the baking parchment so the whole can be removed from the pan for easy transport to a lucky recipient. May want to support the bottom with cardboard if you do that.
First Place, Plain Brownies, 1997 and 2002 Minnesota State Fairs. Adapted from recipe in Cook's Illustrated magazine, March/April 1994. Please note that I do use real chocolate, unsalted butter, and cake flour. If you do not, don't complain to me about it.
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reviews & comments
January 30, 2017
Incredible brownies!!!
December 8, 2013
I've made these for 10+ years (found Barb on the rec.food.cooking newsgroup ages ago.) This is my go to brownie recipe. When I'm not feeling the almond (most of the time I don't want much) I cut back on it. I also add about 1tsp. instant coffee granules. Not enough to give it a coffee flavor, just enough to boost the chocolate flavor.
March 21, 2012
This recipe is the best. I love the texture, almond and vanilla flavor is just wonderful. We used good chocolate and cake flour. They were gone in no time. I am going to make these often. Thanks...
April 23, 2007
Amazing recipe! Loved them!
March 28, 2006
A really good recipe.