Decadent Choclate Chipotle Brownies
These, without the chipotle that we decided to add at the last minute, are apparently Oprah’s favourite brownies. The base recipe is from Baked, New Frontiers in Baking, a book that’s been a major inspiration to Rob. He’s really starting to let his inner pastry chef come out. I’m not much of a desserts person, but the book is full of infectious fun – who doesn’t want to try a cake with root beer icing? You don’t even really taste the chipotle here, but it deepens and heightens the flavour of the chocolate. These roles will be reversed in next week’s feature, which won’t be sweet at all…
Chocolate Chipotle Brownies
Adapted from Baked, New Frontiers in Baking
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon coarse salt
2 tablespoons dark unsweetened cocoa powder
11 ounces dark chocolate (60 to 72% cacao) chopped
1 cup (two sticks) butter cut into pieces
1 teaspoon instant espresso
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
5 large eggs – room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon chipotle pepper powder
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper and dust with cocoa powder.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, salt, chipotle powder and cinnamon.
Add butter and chocolate together to a bowl over a sauce pan of simmering water. Stir continually with a heat-proof spatula to prevent burning or hardening, about five minutes. Mix in the cocoa instant esspresso powder. Turn off the heat. Mix in the sugar with the bowl still over the water. The mixture should be about room temperature.
Wisk in the first three eggs into mixture, then and the last two eggs. Add the vanilla until combined, but do not over mix or the brownies will be cakey.
Fold in flour mixture until just combined. bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with few to no crumbs. Cool completely and enjoy.
These look amazing! I must try them soon!
I’ve only tried one recipe from the book – the scones – and they turned out quite well. I’m definitely looking forward to trying these brownies. Anything chocolate works for me. Beautiful blog by the way!
Role reversal: hmmm, do I sense an apparition of mole not too far into the future? Yummmm.
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I have not yet stumbled across this book, but these look lovely. Thanks so much for sharing!
Baked is my favorite cookbook at the moment. Haven’t tried anything in there that hasn’t been wonderful. And that root beer cake? One of the best EVER.
The brownies look delicious!
Oh yes, please! If I wanted to add nuts, what would you recommend? Or do nuts destroy the alchemy here?
Do you mind if I re-post this recipe to my blog?
Sure, feel free to repost, but please make sure you give us a credit and link back to us. Thanks.
Sure, thanks.