Cocoa Brownies

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Art of Darkness II: Cocoa

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (325)

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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
16 brownies

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

Soft butter, for greasing the pan
Flour, for dusting the buttered pan
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar, sifted
1 cup brown sugar, sifted
8 ounces melted butter
11/4 cups cocoa, sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.

Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan and bake for 45 minutes. Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.

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recipe Cocoa Brownies
Jamie Los Lunas, NM 02-10-2010
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Destroyed...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I followed this recipe exactly as it appears and I think the natural cocoa is very important -- except I pulled my classic... move and forgot the salt so I'm sure that hindered my results :( 1. Sifting brown sugar is pretty much an impossible task and I think it was pretty cruel of Alton to suggest it. 2. I live at 4500 feet -- which is apparently 'high altitude' and 45 min at 300 degrees was perfect -- my toothpick came out clean. I used to have a major problem with cooking times until I bought a cheep oven thermometer -- my oven is around 20 degrees cooler than it thinks it is (temperature dysmorphia?), so maybe that's the problem people are having with cooking time, or maybe my above-sealevelness worked in my advantage here, which usually never happens when I bake so in that case, thanks Alton. 3. I followed the "show directions" and popped them out of the pan right away and *tried* to cut these with a pizza cutter -- this is when I destroyed them -- they became a goopy mound of confection. 4. Goopy mounds of chocolate aren't that bad -- I just don't know how I'll store them /it for later. These guys are pretty rich and there's no way my hubby and I could eat the whole mound in one day. 5. IF YOU WANT BOX BROWNIES GET A BOX OF BROWNIES. I have no idea why anyone would go through the trouble of making scratch brownies if they wanted them to taste like they came from a box. Just sayin. Read more
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Amy New York, NY 02-09-2010
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Best Brownies Ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been looking for a new go-to brownie recipe and this is it. I usually have all the ingredients in my pantry and they... are so easy to make in my stand mixer. On the show Alton says to use natural cocoa powder and all I could find was dutch processed (alkalized) but the flavor still extremely chocolaty. I'm curious enough to try them again with the natural cocoa though. I do agree with the other reviewer who mentioned the parchment paper and cutting them immediately. It's confusing the the recipe doesn't match the show. Most recipes suggest waiting until they're cool to cut. Read more
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Andrew Bedford, NH 02-08-2010
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cut cool or warm?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

On the TV show episode, Alton cuts the brownies immediately out of the pan (he uses parchment paper to line the pan so he can... remove them immediately, and cuts them with a pizza cutter). But this recipe here says not to try to cut the brownies until they're nearly cool. Why the contradiction, and which is the better way to go?Read more
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Sarah Duluth, GA 02-07-2010
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OMG... BEST BROWNIES FROM BROWN!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Alton can do no wrong! Whenever I need a basic, staple recipe, I always seek Alton Brown! These brownies were FANTASTIC!!!!!... They were slightly cakey, slightly dense, and ultimately delicious. I added some chocolate chips to them so they were like the Ghirardelli ones, but I have to say they were better. Make sure to sprinkle flour over the chocolate chips so they don't sink to the bottom of the pan. What's next Alton?Read more
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Dee Ann Newtonville, MA 01-30-2010
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AMAZING BROWNIES...SIMPLY AMAZING!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these brownies using an organic brown sugar, so I had to give up on sifting the sugars. Instead, I used my trusty... hand mixer to whip them into a 'sifted' state. I also added a handful of chopped pecans. I baked them in a 9 X 9 ceramic pan, and they took exactly an hour to bake. People, let me tell you...they were AWESOME. Fudgy, chewy, everything a brownie should be. Incredible.Read more
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Evan Prior Lake, MN 01-29-2010
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best brownies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made these yesterday with a little extra brown sugar and white choc chips. Some reviewers had said it wasn't sweet enough so... I added the little bit of extra sweets and it turned out amazing. I really like chewy brownies so I added extra brown sugar, which makes chocolate chip cookies chewy, so I figured it might work here and it seems to have done the trick.Read more