(Adapted from the Best Recipe CookBook by Alex Tuller for the July 7, 2006 podcast)
A friend requested I post my brownie recipe, because it is so good. They are really good and they are easy to double or even quadruple.
8 oz unsalted butter
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
2 X large eggs Free Range Eggs, beaten very lightly
1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Fresh ground black pepper
Heat oven to 350ºF. Line an 8×8 square pan with foil, dull side facing you. Grease/butter it well.
In a double boiler set over simmering water, melt butter and chocolate. Stir often and once melted, remove from heat and let cool.
In a bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Whisk the sugar into the chocolate/ butter mixture. Whisk in lightly beaten eggs and vanilla and Ground Black Pepper. Gently fold in the dry ingredients. Do not over work the batter or the brownies will be a not desirable texture.
Pour into prepared pan and place on middle rack in the oven.
Bake about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a couple of crumbs still attached.
Cool in the pan before cutting up.