Outrageous Brownies

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: All-Star Desserts

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Difficult
Yield:
20 large brownies

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, divided
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee powder
2 tablespoons real vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided (1 cup for batter and 1/4 cup in the chips and nuts)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups diced walnut pieces

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 18 by 1 1/2-inch sheet pan.

Melt together the butter, 1 pound chocolate chips, and unsweetened chocolate on top of a double boiler. Cool slightly. Stir together the eggs, instant coffee, vanilla and sugar. Stir in the warm chocolate mixture and cool to room temperature.

Stir together 1 cup of the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips with 1/4 cup flour to coat. Then add to the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for about 30 minutes, or until tester just comes out clean. Halfway through the baking, rap the pan against the oven shelf to allow air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Do not over-bake! Cool thoroughly, refrigerate well and cut into squares.

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Bill Harvard, IL 11-02-2009
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outrageous brownies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These brownies are to die for. Family members always ask me to make them for special occasions.
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Andrea Oklahoma City, OK 10-29-2009
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't cook and never in my life made brownies until someone told me about this recipe. They are incredible. I use 2 18x9... pans one with nuts one without turned out perfect. I also mistakenly put in 6oz of unsweetned cocoa instead of chocolate and they still turned out just fine. FANTASTIC!!! Its fun to share with friends too. I gave mine away and still had plenty for myself. Read more
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stephanie Windham, NH 10-15-2009
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are really delicious. I made them exactly as the recipe called except added chopped, toasted & candied hazelnuts... instead of walnuts. They would be good with nothing added! Very nice and easy recipe.Read more
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Lauren San Antonio, TX 10-04-2009
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They're so good! mmmmmmmm
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

OMG these are better than any other brownie I've ever had. I told my BF I shouldn't have made so much and he replied "I'm... going to eat them anyway so dont worry" lol I didnt think this was that hard to make. You just have to follow the instructions....I did use 2 tsp of espresso powder instead of 3tsp of instant coffee and I also used 8 large eggs to 6 extra large eggs. The most important thing was the cooling. After I tempered the chocolate I threw it in the freezer as I worked on mixing the other ingredients and it was the perfect temp. The only thing about this recipe is that it makes A LOT of brownies so if you half the recipe you should be able to use an 8x8 pan. (I did see it mentioned in other comments) If you have a hard time finding this pan its also known as a "half sheet" pan. You might have to make a trip to BB&B or Williams-Sanoma for this one as I didnt see any at my local grocery store. These brownies are worth the time and are fantastic...oh and invest in some good chocolate. It is worth it. Thanks Ina!!! Another winner from you (your greek salad is awesome)Read more
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caroline san diego, CA 09-29-2009
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What size of pan?
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I too love these brownies but there the receipe makes way too many for my husband and I. If you cut the receipe in half,... what size of pan should you use and do you still cook them for the same length of time? Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.Read more
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Elena Webster, NY 09-23-2009
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Best brownies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been dying to try this recipe ever since I saw the show months ago. I decided to make them for a customer seminar we... were holding in the office. Last weekend I did a trial run for my family. The brownies are great. My son said he would prefer them if I used milk chocolate instead of semi-sweet, so I will try that sometime in the future. I love them, so I made them for our seminar using two 9 x 13 pans; one with walnuts, and one without. Everyone loved them. They are so fudgy and delicious. I left them in the fridge overnight before cutting them. The ones I made for my family, I cut right after taking them out of the fridge. They were hard to cut and didn't look that neat. The 2nd batch I made, I took out of the fridge, and let sit out for about a 1/2 hour before cutting them. Those were much easier to cut and looked better. Thanks for another great recipe. I will make them again. Read more