There are certain brownies I dream of and these are most definitely them. They are super fudgy, rich and chocolatey, and have that perfect crackly top. These are the dream brownies. Before making these, I truly thought boxed brownies were the best. Every other brownie came out too cakey or not chocolatey enough. After 13 tests and 28 cups of chocolate chips (!) I finally made a brownie I love. These beat every boxed mix with flying colors.
To create a perfect crackly top on your brownies you need to do one thing. Beat your eggs well! I found beating each full egg for an entire minute creates that crackly top. You’re basically creating a meringue when you do this and during baking the crystalized parts will form on top giving you that shiny, shattery crust everyone loves.
INGREDIENTS
Cooking spray
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. espresso powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
4 c. dark chocolate chips, divided1 c.
(2 sticks) butter, cut into large chunks
1 1/3 c. granulated sugar4
large eggs
2 egg yolks
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9”-x-13” baking pan with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, espresso, and salt.
- Set a large heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water to create a double-boiler. Add 3 cups chocolate chips and butter to bowl. Stir occasionally until melted together. Remove bowl from heat, then whisk in sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time, whisking for 1 minute after each egg, then add egg yolks and whisk for 1 minute more. Fold in flour mixture just until combined, then fold in remaining 1 cup chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out with a few moist crumbs, 28 to 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 30 minutes before using parchment paper to remove from pan.
by MAKINZE GORE
