Best Erics Famous Brownies Recipes

ERIC'S FAVORITE GLUTEN FREE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter an 8 inch square baking pan. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit bottom of pan and butter paper.
• In a double-boiler (or a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water) stir butter and chocolate until chocolate is melted. Take care not to let the metal pan touch the simmering water or your chocolate could become overheated and grainy. Remove from heat. Whisk in sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk in the eggs one at a time and then the egg yolk. At this stage, it's normal for the mixture to look a little grainy. Whisk in the flour, stirring until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
• Pour into the prepared baking pan and bake 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. These are meant to be fudgy brownies, so be careful not to over bake them. I like to take them out of the oven when my tester comes out with a few crumbs adhering to it, but no streaks.
• Cool pan on a rack for about 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife between edges of brownies and pan. Cut brownies into squares with a sharp knife. The paper lining will make it easier to lift brownies out of pan.
• Makes 16 2-inch squares

ABSOLUTELY BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x8 or 9x9 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and sugar. Add eggs, and mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the vanilla and stir in walnuts if desired. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are firm. Cool before cutting into squares.

THE BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-inch square baking dish or pan, then line with parchment paper if desired to make getting the brownies out easier.
• Mix flour and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
• Place chopped chocolate and butter into a heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan with 1 inch of very gently simmering water. When the butter and almost all of the chocolate is melted, stir until smooth. Turn off the heat and set aside.
• Mix sugar and eggs in a mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer until very airy, thick, and creamy, about 5 minutes. Mix in vanilla extract, then slowly drizzle in the melted chocolate mixture, while mixing on high speed.
• Dump in the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until the flour disappears. Use a spatula to transfer the batter into the prepared baking dish and spread as evenly as possible.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out virtually clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Use a spatula to lightly press down the higher parts of the brownie around the edge of the dish. Let cool to room temperature, 20 to 30 minutes, before removing and cutting into 9 pieces.

THE BROWNIE THAT STARTED IT ALL A.K.A THE WORLD'S BEST BROWNIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 13 by 9-inch pan with vegetable oil spray.
• In a glass or ceramic bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. Whisk in the sugar, eggs, cocoa, and vanilla. Stir in the flour and salt. Add chopped semisweet and bittersweet chocolates and pecans.
• Spread the batter in prepared pan. Bake about 25 minutes, just until brownies test moist but not wet. Cool completely before cutting.