Brownie Points
Bet you thought this e-letter would bring a low-fat, low-calorie recipe in keeping with the spirit of the New Year’s diet resolutions. Since we're not ones for following suit, this week we're bringing you a comforting chocolate brownie. I don't know about you, but my fridge is still jammed with exotic holiday gifts—sea salt chocolate covered caramels, peppermint bark, mint Oreos, white chocolate almond toffee, and plenty of red, silver and green mini-Hershey bars. But it seems like all I want is a cakey, chocolate brownie—something I can sink my teeth into. Low-calorie, no, but a food that is simpler than decadent candies and something that feels welcome this time of year, with not much looming ahead until spring break.
—Jill Melton, Relish Editor
Bittersweet Chocolate Brownies
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These brownies taste like cotton candy. They’re dense, yet cloud-like—fudgy in the center and crunchy on the outside—perfect for grown-ups and for kids. Eggs make these brownies light and soufflé-like, chocolate makes them dense, and the minimal amount of flour (2 tablespoons) makes them fudgy. Recipe adapted from the Macrina Bakery & Café Cookbook by Leslie Mackie.
Ingredients
| 5 | ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped |
| 12 | tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature |
| 1 1/2 | cups granulated sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 6 | eggs |
Instructions
| 1. | Combine chocolate and butter in a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in microwave oven on medium for 3 minutes. Stir well. Cool to room temperature. |
| 2. | Preheat oven to 325F. Lightly oil an 8-by-9-inch or 9-inch-square baking pan. |
| 3. | Place sugar and flour in a mixer bowl and mix 30 seconds on low speed. Increase speed to medium and add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. |
| 4. | With mixer on low speed, drizzle in the cooled, melted chocolate mixture. Increase speed to medium and mix about 1 minute or until the batter is mousse-like in texture. |
| 5. | Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread it evenly with a rubber spatula. Bake on center rack of oven 30 to 35 minutes or until the center is just set. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 12 brownies. |
Nutritional Information
Per brownie: 277 calories, 19g fat, 5g prot., 22g carbs., 1g fiber, 35mg sodium.
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