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Famous Orgasmic Chocolate Brownies




Source of Recipe


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1 cup unsalted butter
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) -- optional
1 1/3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt


In microwave oven, on medium-high power, melt butter and chocolate in
2-quart microwave-safe bowl, about 3 minutes. Stir until smooth.
Mix in granulated sugar, then beat in eggs, one at a time, with wire
whisk.
Mix in vanilla and almond. Stir in nuts.
Combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt and fold into chocolate.
Spread batter in 9x13" pan lined with baking parchment and bake in
preheated
oven at 350ºF for
about 33-35 minutes. Do not overbake. Toothpick may have fudgy crumbs
on it,
but not wet batter.



NOTES : First Place, Plain Brownies, 1997 Minnesota State Fair.
Adapted from recipe in Cook's Illustrated magazine, March/April 1994.
Please note that I do use real chocolate, unsalted butter and cake
flour.