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SALTED FUDGE BROWNIES

 

Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2008
Food & Wine Magazine
F&W's Kate Krader has been making these fudgy sweet-salty brownies since she was 10 years old. As a kid she used regular table salt: now she recommends a flaky sea salt like Maldon, because the flavor is less harsh and it melts so nicely into the batter, accentuating the chocolaty sweetness.
Total: 45 min plus 2 hr cooling
Makes 16 brownies


Ingredients
• 1½ sticks unsalted butter
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Maldon sea salt


Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square metal cake pan with foil, draping the foil over the edges. Lightly butter the foil.

2. In a large saucepan, melt the butter with the unsweetened chocolate over very low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Whisking them in one at a time until thoroughly incorporated, add the cocoa, sugar, eggs, vanilla and flour. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Sprinkle the salt evenly over the batter. Using a butter knife, swirl the salt into the batter.

3. Bake the brownies in the center of the oven for about 35 minutes, until the edges are set but the center is still a bit soft and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out coated with a little of the batter. Let cool at room temperature in the pan for 1 hour, then refrigerate just until they are firm, about 1 hour. Lift the brownies from the pan and peel off the foil. Cut into 16 squares and serve. —Kate Krader

Make Ahead: The brownies can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and frozen for up to 1 month.