Friday, May 28, 2004

I made these yesterday and they are really great.

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
2 sticks unsalted butter
6 oz chocolate of your choice (I like to use a mix of unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate)
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 pan with foil or parchment paper.  Spray with nonstick spray.  Mix the flour, cocoa, and salt together in a small bowl and set aside.  Melt the chocolate and butter over a double boiler.  Stir in 1 cup of the sugar and the vanilla, then set aside to cool.  Mix the eggs with the rest of the sugar just to combine, then pour half the egg/sugar mix into the chocolate.  Stir to combine.  Whip the rest of the egg/sugar mix until light, fluffy, and thickened, 2-3 minutes on high with a hand mixer.  Fold the egg mixture into the chocolate until almost combined, then fold in the flour mixture.  Pour into the pan and spread around to fill the corners.  Bake for about 30 minutes, until just set but still pretty soft in the center.

These are amazing warm and they keep for about a week in an airtight container.