Champagne Brownies Food

THE BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-inch square baking dish or pan, then line with parchment paper if desired to make getting the brownies out easier.
• Mix flour and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
• Place chopped chocolate and butter into a heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan with 1 inch of very gently simmering water. When the butter and almost all of the chocolate is melted, stir until smooth. Turn off the heat and set aside.
• Mix sugar and eggs in a mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer until very airy, thick, and creamy, about 5 minutes. Mix in vanilla extract, then slowly drizzle in the melted chocolate mixture, while mixing on high speed.
• Dump in the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until the flour disappears. Use a spatula to transfer the batter into the prepared baking dish and spread as evenly as possible.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out virtually clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Use a spatula to lightly press down the higher parts of the brownie around the edge of the dish. Let cool to room temperature, 20 to 30 minutes, before removing and cutting into 9 pieces.

CHAMPAGNE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Butter a 9 x 9 baking pan and line with parchment paper.
• Melt the chocolate and butter in a microwave for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Stir until smooth.
• Beat the salt, vanilla, eggs and sugar into melted chocolate and throughly incorporate.
• Add flour and mix just until blended.
• Add the champagne and continue mixing the batter vigorously until it becomes very shiny and pulls from the sides of the bowl (about 2-3 minutes).
• Turn into prepared pan and bake 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour four 8x8-inch baking pans.
• Place the chocolate chips and the coffee granules in a double boiler over simmering water. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs two at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla, cinnamon, and salt, then mix in the melted chocolate. Mix in flour until just blended. Divide the batter equally into the prepared pans, and spread smooth.
• Bake for 35 minutes in preheated oven, or until the edges pull from the sides of the pans. Cool on a wire rack. Cover, and refrigerate for 8 hours. Cut the cold brownies into bars to serve.