The BEST Brownie Recipe Ever

The Best Brownie Recipe

 

Ingredients :-

1.     Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2.     10 tbsp  unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
3.     1 1/4 cups sugar
4.     3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
5.     2 tsp water
6.     1 tsp vanilla extract
7.     2 large eggs, chilled
8.     1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon unbleached all purpose flour
9.     1/2 cup hickory smoked almonds, crushed

Directions:

•     Position rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 325°F. Line 8×8 baking pan with foil and leaving 2-inch overhang. Coat foil with nonstick spray.
•     Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Continue cooking until butter stops foaming and browned bits form at bottom of pan, stirring often. Remove from heat; immediately add sugar, cocoa, 2 teaspoons water and vanilla. Stir to blend. Let cool 5 minutes.
•     Add eggs to hot mixture 1 at a time, beating vigorously to blend after each addition.
•     When mixture looks thick and shiny, add flour and stir until blended. Beat vigorously 60 strokes. Stir in nuts. Transfer batter to pan. Batter will be thick.
•     Bake brownies for 25 minutes. Check brownies by inserting toothpick, a few moist crumbs might stick to toothpick. Cool in pan on rack. Using foil overhang, lift brownies from pan. Cut into squares. Store in an air tight container.