Julia Child's Awesome Brownies

I was sure I had already added this recipe on this blog. I was shocked to discover I hadn't. These are the best chocolate brownies you can make. Period. They're gooey, fudgey, super moist, and just simply delicious. If you like your brownies with a fudge like consistency, the secret here is not to over bake them.

This is a Julia Child recipe. The only thing I changed was to add some chopped walnuts, which is entirely optional.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 8 ounces unsalted butter
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 2 ounces bittersweet or dark chocolate, chopped 
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup walnuts,chopped

Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Sift the flour and salt together.

Melt the butter and the chocolate in a small saucepan over very low heat or use a bain-marie. Stir frequently and make sure that the mixture doesn't stick or burn.

You should get a silky chocolate mixture once melted. At this point you will be tempted to drink the melted chocolate straight from the pot. Don't.
Add 1 cup of the sugar to the saucepan and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Pour into a large bowl.

While that cools off, put remaining 1 cup of sugar and the eggs in a bowl and whisk until just combined.

Before

After

Bit by bit, pour half of the egg mixture into the chocolate, stirring constantly to prevent the eggs from coagulating.

Whisk up the remaining egg mixture until thick and pale, roughly 3 minutes.

After whisking 3 minutes in stand mixer.

Using a spatula, gently fold in the whipped eggs into the chocolate mixture. Folding instead of stirring helps to keep the air into the mixture. Once just incorporated, fold in the flour and the walnuts if using.

Folding in flour.

Folding in walnuts.

Pour into an ungreased 9inch pan.

Before baking.

Bake for 22 to 26 minutes, until the outside turns dark and dry but the inside is still slightly wobbly when you shake the pan. Don't be scared to under bake! Let cool and cut into delicious squares of yummy chocolate heaven.

After baking.