Barefoot Contessa's Outrageous Brownies

Name: Barefoot Contessa's Outrageous Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 20 large brownies, 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb unsalted butter; 1 lb semi-sweet chocolate chips; 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips; 6 ounces bitter chocolate; 6 extra-large eggs; 3 tablespoons instant coffee granules; 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups sugar; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 cups chopped walnuts

Submitted by WyoAnnie

"Decadent. Anything that starts with a pound of butter has to be wickedly good."

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 20 large brownies
Serves:: 20

ingredients

1 lb unsalted butter
1 lb semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
6 ounces bitter chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
2 ¹⁄₄ cups sugar
1 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups chopped walnuts

directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1-inch baking sheet.
Melt together the butter, 1 pound of chocolate chips, and the bitter chocolate in a medium bowl over simmering water. Allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee granules, vanilla, and sugar. Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temperature.
In a medium bowl, sift together 1 cup of flour, the baking powder, and salt. Add to the cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a medium bowl with 1/4 cup of flour, then add them to the chocolate batter. Pour into the baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes, then rap the baking sheet against the oven shelf to force the air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake! Allow to cool thoroughly, refrigerate, and cut into 20 large squares.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

WyoAnnie

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Love to cook--no professional training, just lots and lots of experimentation, using kids, neighbors and friends as taste-testers. Pastries and breads are my favorites, but everything is fair game. Other interests include reading (almost everything) and sewing. Children are grown, a little grandson here in town who has my heart in his grubby little hands. DH and I live quietly in the smallest big city in the USA.

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