Chewy Brownies

100 Recipes by America's Test Kitchen (#35 p120)

All-butter brownies tend to be tender, not chewy. To make brownies chewy like a box mix, you need about a 1:3 ratio of saturated to unsaturated fat (Box mix is 28% saturated to 72% unsaturated). That's why this uses oil and butter. Cocoa is added for extra chocolate flavor without affecting the fat ratio.
Prep
  • Oven to 350°, bottom rack.
  • Foil sling in 9x13 pan, greased.
Espresso, Cocoa
  • Boil kettle of water, then pour into measuring cup.
  • Whisk in large bowl.
1 oz dutch cocoa
1 1/2t espresso powder (optional)
1/2 c + 2 T boiling water
Double Chocolate
Add, whisk until smooth and melted.
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
Fat
Whisk in. May look curdled.
1/2 c + 2 T vegetable oil
4 T butter, melted
Eggs
Whisk in until smooth and homogeneous.
2 eggs
2 yolks
2 t vanilla
Sugar
Whisk in until incorporated.
17 1/2 oz sugar
Flour
Mix in with spatula.
8 3/4 oz flour
3/4 t salt
Triple Chocolate
Fold in.
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped ~1/2 inch
Bake
  • Scrape batter into pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 15 min.
  • Rotate and back 15-20 min - until toothpick in center has a few moist crumbs.
Cool
  • Cool pan 1 1/2 hr on a wire rack.
  • Lift sling from pan and cool 1 hr on rack.