Brownies you can make with your eyes closed, or, after downing half a bottle of wine
We've all been there: it's 1am and you've had a few drinks and you're craving the richest, most decadent chocolate dessert ever created and all you have are a coupla unsweetened chocolate bars and that Aero bar from Halloween (yuck).
Dilemma solved: Easiest ever brownies - "based" on recipe from "Baker's Chocolate"
4 squares Unsweetened chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350F
Grease your baking pan. I used an 8" x 8"
Melt chocolate and butter.
Stir sugar into melty chocolate until well blended. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
Stir in flour, baking powder and nuts.
Spread in pan.
Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
(optional version, for increased chocolate indulgence: Cheesecake it! That is, after about 26 minutes baking at full temp, turn your oven off, but leave the brownies untouched. Remove after 10 minutes, or so. A toothpick inserted should be nearly clean, but not completely. Let cool. Then enjoy the easiest decadent brownies :)
Calories per pan: millions, but it's 2am and you don't really care that much anyway.
