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brownie 2After that I made my first brownie recipe and I loved it, I wanted to continue testing other recipes, and as the blog where I got the first recipe has several others, I decided to test another one, because, since the first recipe was delicious, the others must be too. This time I chose Supernatural Brownies, and indeed they are delicious, they are quite different from the Outrageous Brownies, they have a less refined flavor, I can say that they are simpler, because the recipe only has one type of chocolate, but they are also delicious, it’s difficult to choose which one is the most delicious. I advise you to test them both and make your conclusions…hehe.

Supernatural Brownies

Ingredients:

2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter
8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:

One 13×9×2-inch pan, buttered and lined with buttered parchment or foil
Set the rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil and turn off heat. Combine butter and chocolate in a heat proof bowl and set over pan of water. Stir occasionally until melted.
Whisk eggs together in a large bowl, then whisk in the salt, sugars, and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate and butter mixture, then fold in the flour.
Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for about 45 minutes, until top has formed a shiny crust and batter is moderately firm. Cool in pan on a rack. Wrap pan in plastic wrap and keep at room temperature or refrigerated until the next day.
To cut brownies, unmold onto a cutting board, remove paper, and replace with another cutting board. Turn cake right side up and trim away edges. Cut brownies into 2-inch squares.

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brownieAfter seeing the brownie recipe on Talita’s site, I decided that it was time to post a brownie recipe on my site, and when I saw this recipe, I decided that it was the one that I was going to try. It was the first time that I made brownies, and I can say that the experience was good, they are easy to make and they have a distinct flavor, they are delicious. I’m sure that this wasn’t the last recipe that I’m going to try, because I already found some recipes that deserve to be tested, and as I can’t say that this was the best recipe yet, I’ll be obliged to test several others and later I’ll tell you the results…hehe. As I found that the recipe was too much I divided it in 3 and it still gave me several brownies, and also I made half brownie with nuts and half without, and I can say that the half with nuts is much more tasty. The recipe have instant coffee powder, but as I didn’t want the coffee flavor, I changed for cocoa powder and it was delicious, but if you want the coffee flavor I’m sure that also it will be delicious.

Outrageous Brownies
(Ina Garten)

Ingredients:

1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, divided
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee powder or cocoa powder
2 tablespoons real vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided (1 cup for batter and 1/4 cup in the chips and nuts)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups diced walnut pieces

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 18 by 1 1/2-inch sheet pan.
Melt together the butter, 1 pound chocolate chips, and unsweetened chocolate on top of a double boiler. Cool slightly. Stir together the eggs, instant coffee, vanilla and sugar. Stir in the warm chocolate mixture and cool to room temperature.
Stir together 1 cup of the flour and baking powder. Add to cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips with 1/4 cup flour to coat. Then add to the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until tester just comes out clean. Halfway through the baking, rap the pan against the oven shelf to allow air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Do not over-bake! Cool thoroughly, refrigerate well and cut into squares.

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