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Upstairs at the Pudding's Bourbon Brownies

Source of Recipe


From "The Bake Sale Cookbook" by Sally Sampson






List of Ingredients



• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
  
• 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
  
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
  
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
  
• 2 Tbsp bourbon
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• Pinch kosher salt
  
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Lightly grease a 9-inch square pan. Place the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over the lowest possible heat and cook until almost all the chocolate has melted. Take off heat; stir until smooth.
   
   
2. Place the eggs and sugar in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle, and mix until thick and creamy. Add the bourbon and mix well. Add the chocolate mixture to the eggs and mix to combine. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the flour and salt, and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
   
   
3. Spoon into the prepared pan and top with the pecans, if using. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until a tester comes out with a few crumbs attached, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pan, and cut into 16 bars.
   
   Makes 16 bars.