Scharffen Berger Brownies Recipes

JOHN SCHARFFENBERGER'S FAVORITE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 F.
• Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler over simmering water.
• Stir sugar into chocolate until blended. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and nuts. Spread into a buttered 13" x 9" baking pan.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes up with crumbs (not batter). Cool in pan.

SCHARFFEN BERGER BROWNIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13 inch pan. Prepare chocolate by melting in a heavy bottom saucepan with the butter, or microwaver to melt. Allow to cool. Briskly blend or whisk eggs and brown sugar together and add cooled butter mixture. Stir in vanilla, then fold in flour, baking soda and salt. Fold in nuts. Blend by hand and turn into prepared pan. Bake 30-40 minutes. Do not overbake. When you delicately touch the middle, top should just be set, not liquidy or jiggly underneath your fingertip but not too firm either. About 18-24 brownies, depending on size.

CLASSIC UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line a 8x8 pan with foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides.
• Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pot of barely simmering water until smooth, stirring often.
• Remove bowl from heat and stir in sugar vanilla and salt.
• Add eggs one at a time, stirring thoroughly.
• Stir in flour and beat with a spoon or rubber spatula for a minute or two until smooth and glossy.
• Stir in nuts.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth to even it.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out with some thick gooey batter clinging to it.