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Soft and fudgy, these brownies are a chocoholic’s delight.
delicious
brownies
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat three 9-inch square
pans with cooking spray or melted butter. Place butter
and both chocolates in a medium saucepan and melt
over low heat. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm –
about 15 to 20 minutes. Place fl our, baking powder and
salt in a small bowl and stir; reserve.
Place the sugars and eggs in the Cuisinart
™
mixing
bowl. Insert the fl at mixing paddle. Turn to speed 1 and
mix for 30 seconds, then increase to speed 4 for 1½ to
2 minutes until very thick and pale caramel in color.
Reduce to speed 1 and add the melted chocolate/
butter mixture and vanilla while mixing. Mix until
completely blended, about 1 minute; stop and scrape
bowl. Sprinkle the fl our mixture evenly over the choco-
late mixture. Press Fold to blend in the fl our, about 10 to
15 times. Add the chocolate morsels and nuts to the
bowl and press Fold until just blended in. Pour into
prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake in the preheated
350°F oven until a cake tester inserted into the center
comes out with a few moist crumbs attached and top
cracks in places, about 30 minutes – do not over-bake.
Place the pan on a wire rack to cool. (May be made
1 day ahead. Cover with foil and let stand at room
temperature.)
Cut brownies into squares to serve.
Note: You may change the brownies by omitting the
chocolate morsels and nuts and substituting 3 to 4
cups of any of the following: chocolate covered raisins
or cranberries, chocolate covered peanuts, mini
candy “bites.”
cooking spray or melted butter
2¼ cups (4½ sticks) unsalted butter,
cut into pieces
18 ounces semisweet chocolate,
chopped
3
ounces unsweetened chocolate,
chopped
2
cups unbleached, all-purpose fl our
2¼ teaspoons baking powder
¾
teaspoon salt
1
1
⁄
8
cups (1 cup + 2 tablespoons)
granulated sugar
1
1
⁄
8
cups (1 cup + 2 tablespoons) fi rmly
packed brown sugar
6 large
eggs
3
teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1½ cup semisweet chocolate morsels
1½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans,
toasted
Makes three 9-inch square pans of brownies