Obituary Brownies

Name: Obituary Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24 2-inch-square brownies
Ingredients: 16 tablespoons unsalted butter; 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 8 ounces 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; butter, for parchment paper; parchment paper or aluminum foil

Submitted by Sandi From CA

"You'll think you've died and gone to heaven."

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photo by Nimz_

Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 24 2-inch-square brownies

ingredients

16 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 8 ounces 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
butter, for parchment paper
parchment paper or aluminum foil

directions

Butter a 13 x 9-inch pan and line with buttered parchment paper (or lined with buttered foil).
Set rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350°.
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil and turn off heat. Combine butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl and set over pan of water. Stir occasionally until melted.
Whisk eggs together in a large bowl, then whisk in salt, sugars, and vanilla. Stir in chocolate and butter mixture, then fold in 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 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.
SERVING: Serve the brownies on their own or with ice cream and hot fudge sauce.
STORAGE: The best way to store brownies is to wrap them individually and keep them at room temperature in a tin or plastic container with a tight-fitting cover. Or freeze them.
NOTE: If you have a 12 x 18-inch commercial half-sheet pan, you may double this recipe easily.

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Reviews

Love the name. I won't be telling my doctor about these, though :) I cut the recipe down to fit a 9-inch square pan. Very rich flavor. I think some chopped pecans would be good in them, also. I served with a scoop of low-fat vanilla bean ice cream.

Outta Here
This is a very good brownie and easy to make. Unfortunately I never got to wrap them up and keep them for the next day as the recipe advises. Once the kids saw these they were gone in no time. I did use semi sweet chocolate chips and it worked fine for me. Thanks for the recipe.

Cilantro in Canada
I'll admit I'm not a big sweet lover, but these were very good brownies and very easy to put together. thanks Sandi

Nimz_
Darn good brownies! I made them using all semisweet chocolate, and increased the vanilla to a tablespoon, this makes a ton of brownies, good thing beacause they won't last long, these are very good!, thanks for sharing Sandi!...Kitten:)

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