Momma always makes the best brownies so when I had a sweets craving one night, I immediately reached for her recipe. Unfortunately, I was out of Baker's chocolate and had to rely on the internet for a solution. That's when Martha Stewart showed up. She may be crazy, but hot-damn that woman can bake!
8 tbs. (1 stick) butter
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted*
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
8 oz. semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs
*For a long time I thought sifting was totally unnecessary. I was wrong! The texture is less dense and it removes any lumps in your dry ingredients.
--Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the baking pan with butter (I'll sometimes flour it, but its not necessary).
--In a small bowl whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside.
--Put the butter and chocolate in a large heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
--Remove bowl from pan. Add sugar, mix to combine. Add eggs, mix. Add flour mixture-be careful, overzealous mixers! You want to stop when the ingredients are just moistened. Add chocolate chips.
--Transfer batter to pan. Bake for about 50-60 minutes. I always stand by the toothpick test-if you stick a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean, its done! When they're done, let them cool in the pan for about 30 minutes before you dig in!
and damn those were some goooood brownies mo! ^_^
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