Quarentine Recipe #1: Brownies

We are in the middle of week 2 of COVID-19 Social Distancing. The boys are doing virtual school, but we have a lot of time to find fun things to bake and cook.

Yesterday was a very yummy day. Keith started his smoker early. He smoked enough meat to keep us happy for two weeks! YUM! Joseph tried his hand at brownies from scratch. They turned out the be extremely delicious so I am sharing the recipe here for future reference. It is the Martha Stewart Chewy Brownie recipe. Riddlehaus approved.

Chewy Brownies

Ingredients

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• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking pan
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 7 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped (1 1/3 cups)
• 3 tablespoons safflower or coconut oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar 
• 3 large eggs, room temperature

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Directions

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• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan. Line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides; butter parchment.
• Step 2
  In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt chocolate and butter with oil. Remove from heat. Add both sugars and whisk 10 seconds. Add eggs and whisk vigorously until glossy and smooth,45 seconds. Using a rubber spatula, stir in dry ingredients. Pour batter evenly into prepared pan, smoothing top with spatula.
• Step 3
  Bake until set and a tester inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes, then remove using parchment; let cool completely on rack before cutting into squares. Brownies can be stored in an airtight container up to 2 days.