Anne Bourget's Brownies

Title:
Anne Bourget's Brownies

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Desserts,
Brownies




Ingredients:





     2    Sticks unsalted butter


     4    Squares (1 oz. each)


          Unsweetened baking chocolate


          I use Bakers'


   1/2 ts Salt


     2 c  Sugar


     3    Eggs, large size


          Vanilla extract (I prefer


          Madagascar Bourbon and use a


          Lot of it)


     1 c  All-purpose unbleached


          Flour






 Preheat oven to 350. Melt the chocolate with 1 stick (4 oz.) of


 butter and the salt. Put the remaining 4 oz. unsalted butter in the


 bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until soft, grandually adding the


 sugar until well blended. Dump in the vanilla. Add next. Add the


 melted chocolate-butter (I prefer NOT to let it cool, but add it


 while it is still quite warm) and mix until well blended. (No need to


 wash the pan yet, for you will be using it to make the frosting.) Add


 the flour and mix at low speed until just blended. Turn the batter


 into a prepared (greased and floured 7x11-inch) baking pan and bake


 for 35, 45 minutes, depending on your oven and your preference for


 moist brownies.


 


 Cool in a baking rack.


 


 Fudge Frosting:


 


 1 cup sugar 1 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate 1 pinch of salt 1/2 cup


 heavy (whipping) cream* vanilla extract


 


 Gently melt the chocolate with the sugar, salt , and cream. Take care


 not to overstir, as it may cause the fudge to "sugar". Cook to the


 soft-ball stage and transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat


 at medium speed until it has cooled and then add the vanilla. Beat


 until it loses its shiny sheen and becomes thick frosting.


 


 Frost cooled brownies with the fudge frosting.


 


 *If I have whipping cream which has soured or creme fraiche on hand I


 prefer using them, as I like the tang they impart to the frosting.


 


 These are *very* rich. I cut them into rather small squares. Serve in


 a bowl with vanilla ice cream to be really, really bad. ;-)


 


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