Best Zingermans Magic Brownies Recipes

Zingerman's Magic Brownies image

Provided by ellie3763

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 9x13 pan, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

13 tablespoons butter
6 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 cups cake flour or 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup coarse chopped walnuts, toasted

Steps:

Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 325.
In a heavy small saucepan, heat the butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring, till chocolate is melted and smooth; set aside to cool.
In a small bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes or till light yellow and fluffy, scraping side of the bowl occasionally.
Add cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla. Beat on low speed until combined. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed until combined, scraping sides of bowl. Stir in walnuts.
Spread batter in pan. Bake 30 minutes or until brownies appear set. Cool in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.

Magic Brownies image

Provided by lisar

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 15 brownies

Number Of Ingredients 9

13 tablespoons butter
6 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups cake flour or 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted*

Steps:

Grease 13 x 9 baking pan; set aside.
In a heavy small saucepan, heat the butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside to cool.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes, or until lemon colored and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
Add cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla. Beat on low speed until combined.
Add four mixture. Beat on low speed until combined,scraping sides of bowl. Stir in walnuts*.
Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
Bake in 325 oven for 30 minutes or until brownies are set.
Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 15 brownies.
*I substituted 1 cup chocolate chips.