Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Quintuple Chocolate Brownies


I've been wanting to make these brownies for quite some time and was definitely happy with how they turned out. Some people thought they were pretty sweet, especially with the white chocolate glaze/ganache on top. As for me, maybe I've been eating too many baked goods because they tasted just right! These brownies are, as Dorie says, more fudgy than cakey. To me they were kind of like a cookies and cream brownie due to the white chocolate on top. For those of you that don't like white chocolate (blasphemy!) you could omit the glaze or do a dark chocolate glaze instead. Actually that sounds really good - I should try a dark chocolate glaze next time.

Even though I left Tuesdays with Dorie, I still want to make every recipe in Dorie's Baking cookbook. Whenever I want to bake, it's the first book I'm drawn to. I tell myself that I should try recipes from other cookbooks but it's so hard to resist all the gorgeous looking and delicious sounding recipes in her book! So I've been giving in a lot recently.

Other delicious chocolate things:
Chocolate Fudge Souffle Bars
Chocolate Cinnamon Cake
Dulce de Leche Brownies
French Chocolate Brownies

Quintuple Chocolate Brownies
Adapted from Baking: From My Home to Yours

My note: It's really important that you try and spread the batter as evenly as possible because it doesn't naturally smooth out during baking. Of course the brownies will still be delicious but you won't get as even of a distribution of white chocolate glaze on top. My slight modification was to use only 1/2 cup of walnuts.

For the Brownies
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons strong coffee
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 ounces premium-quality milk chocolate, chopped into chips, or 1 cup store-bought milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped nuts

For the Glaze
6 ounces premium-quality white chocolate, finely chopped, or 1 cup store-bought white chocolate chips
1/3 heavy cream

Getting Ready: Center a rack in the oven and preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil, butter the foil and place the pan on a baking sheet.

Sift together the flour, cocoa and salt.

To Make the Brownies: Set a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and add, in the following order, the butter, the two chocolates and the coffee. Keeping the pan over low heat, warm just until the butter and the chocolates are melted– you don’t want the ingredients to separate, so keep an eye on the bowl. Stir gently, and when the mixture is smooth, set it aside for 5 minutes.

Using a whisk or a rubber spatula, beat the sugar into the chocolate mixture. Don’t beat too vigorously– you don’t want to add air to the batter– and don’t be concerned about any graininess. Next, stir the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla. You should have a smooth, glossy batter. If your not already using a rubber spatula, switch to one now and gently stir in the dry ingredients, mixing only until they are incorporated. Finally, stir in the milk chocolate chips and nuts. Scrape the batter into the pan.

Bake for 35 minutes, or until a think knife inserted into the center comes out streaked but not thickly coated. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and let the brownies rest undisturbed for at least 30 minutes. (You can wait longer if you’d like.)

Turn the brownies out onto a rack, peel away the foil and place it under another rack–it will be the drip catcher for the glaze. Invert the brownies onto the rack and let cool completely.

To Make the Glaze: Put the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Bring the heavy cream to a boil and pour it over the chocolate. Wait 30 seconds, then, using a rubber spatula, gently stir until the chocolate is melted.and the glaze is smooth.

Hold a long metal icing spatula in one hand the bowl of glaze in the other. Pour the glaze onto the center of the brownies and use the spatula to nudge it evenly over the surface. Don’t worry if it dribbles over the edges, you can trim the sides later (or not). Refrigerate the brownies for about 20 minutes to dry the glaze.

Cut into 16 squares, each roughly 2 1/4 inches on a side.

28 comments:

Destiny's Kitchen said...

Those look fudgy & ideally rich. (Meaning I wouldn't eat the entire pan in one day!) I wonder if there's hope for veganizing them. I must try it at least!

Artifax said...

Uh oh! I knew I shouldn't have peeked at your blog :) Been trying to eat super healthy but now .. I *must* bake brownies!! lol!!

These look so super yummy. Your photos are always such works of tasty art!

I finally got my copy of Rebar from the library... Yummy recipes there! Thanks so much for bringing that cookbook to my attention!

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

HOLY YUM, those brownies look deadly - looove it :0)

kickpleat said...

oh my. those look amazing!!! can you send some over?

Steph said...

Wow, that was a great shot! I'm not too into fudgy brownies, but it doesn't stop me from drooling over them.

Sophie said...

Awesome job and sweet pic, I mean that in every sense of the word. I'm always struggling to get my brownies this dense...I love how little flour this recipe has...and look at all that chocolate :D!!!

Unknown said...

oh yum...that looks SO GOOD. and i'm not even hungry.

Anonymous said...

These look wonderful! Your picture is so pretty! I just loved these. It's a great "dressed up" brownie!

Usha said...

Wow these look awesome,so rich and fudgy...

Anonymous said...

Those look like the height of decadence. I want to eat the entire pan!!

Anonymous said...

Now those sound decadent! They look basically like baked fudge, which isn't such a bad thing...

Jacqueline Meldrum said...

These look beautiful! I am all for the white chocolate :)

Anonymous said...

wow. with 5 kinds of chocolate, you know they have to be good. i love the glaze on the top. i've never seen a white chocolate glazed brownie.

Patricia Scarpin said...

Talk about a decadent dessert!
These are delicious.

I'm glad to hear you still feel like using the book - me, on the other hand...
I don't feel like using it anymore with all the TWD posts around.

grace said...

frankly, these are irresistible. i must never make them again because the first time i did, i immediately tranformed into the biggest glutton on earth. :)

Rita said...

These look so good!
Who doesn't like white chocolate?????

Katrina said...

Darn, those look so good! Good to know I have Dorie's book now! I love how fudgy they look. Gread photo and great job!

Anonymous said...

what gorgeous looking brownies! Bet they were gorgeous!

Sarah said...

These look too amazing. I've had a craving for brownies lately. I must admit to being one of those who doesn't like white chocolate though...I know, I'd change my tastes if I could...but the dark chocolate glaze sounds perfect!

Deborah said...

I'm a fudgy brownie kind of girl, so these are calling my name!

fleur said...

These look AMAZING! I have to try these and forget the diet for a day or two

Snooky doodle said...

not double, thriple but quadruple. How anyone can resist four times. These look super super chocolatey delicious

Anonymous said...

Those looks incredible! Nice job.

Carla said...

Aw, you left TwD? I was wondering why you haven't been posting for it lately. That's ok. Now you can pick any recipe you want to make ;)

Maria said...

I was debating between these brownies and the applesauce spice bars this weekend. The apples won but I will make these next! They look rich and fudgy, just how I like them!

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

I am enjoying the white chocolate glaze on these fudgy brownies:D

La Cuisine d'Helene said...

We love brownies around here. This recipe has lot's of chocolate. I think the boys would like them.

Anonymous said...

I made these the other day for desert when I had people over for dinner, and they were INSANELY delicious and were devoured almost instantly. I wouldn't change a thing... except maybe that there were leftovers......:)