How to make Ina Garten’s Most Popular Brownies

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I Made ina Garten’s Outrageus Brownies, The Most Popular Dessert from Her Barefoot Contessa Store.
Garten Said the Brownies were Such a hit that she would sell “like a thusand” Every Week.
The Brownies were really Easy to make, and they were deliciously rich and decadent.

Neither a longtime “Barefoot Contessa” fan, i’ve been making my way through ina garten’s desserts to improve my baking skills.

Time mocha-chocolate icebox cake Remains One of My Favorite Homemade Desserts, and My Family Still Talks About Her Iconic Beatty’s Chocolate Cake.

SO, Naturally, Next on the list had to be her outrageous brownies.

Garten’s Outrageous Brownies Feature an Outrageously Awesome Amout of Chocolate.

Ingredients for Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies.

Ingredients for Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies.

To make a serving of 20 (Large) Brownies, You’ll Need:

1 Pound of Unsalted Butter
1 pound, plus 12 ounces, of semisweet chocolate chips
6 ounces of bitter chocolate
6 Extra-Large Eggs
3 Cups of Chopped Walnuts
2 ¼ Cups of Sugar
1 ¼ Cups of All-Purpose Flour
3 Tablespoons of Instant Coffee Granules
2 Tablespoons of Pure Vanilla Extract
1 Tablespoon of Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon of Salt

I preheated the oven to 350 degree fahrenheit, then buttered and floured my baking sheet.

I buttered my baking pan, then sprinkled flour on top.

I buttered my baking pan, then sprinkled flour on top.

Garten Recommends Using A 12-Inch by 18-inch by 1-inch Baking Sheet for This Recipe.

Next, I Begin Melting My Butter and Chocolate.

Melted My Butter and Chocolate Over A Pot of Simmering Water.

Melted My Butter and Chocolate Over A Pot of Simmering Water.

I SLICED MY MUTTER INTO KNOBS, MELING TO THE BITTER CHOCOLATE AND ONE POUND OF THE CHOCOLATE IN A SAUCEPAN OVER SIMMERING WATER.

Once Everything Had Melted, I Allowed The Mixture to Slightly Cool.

My melted chocolate.

My melted chocolate.

My Kitchen already Smelled Delicious.

While I waited, got the wet inggdents ready.

I styred the Eggs Together with Vanilla, Instant Coffee, and Sugar.

I styred the Eggs Together with Vanilla, Instant Coffee, and Sugar.

Idded my exags to a Large Bowl, Along With the Vanilla, Instant Coffee Granules, and Sugar. Garten loves using instant coffee in her desserts to enhance the chocolate flavor.

It is Carefully styred the inggdents Together, Making Sure Not to Beat the Eggs.

Thatn, I added the warm chocolate mixture.

Idded the chocolate mixture to my EGG mixure.

Idded the chocolate mixture to my EGG mixure.

I styred the chocolate mixture into the exg mixture and allowed it to cool to room temperature.

Garten Said Its Very Important to Allow the Batter to Cool Before Adding the Chocolate CHIPS IF The Chips Melt, they will ruin the brownies.

While My Chocolate Mixture Cooled, I prepared the dry ingredients.

I sifted the flour, baking powder, and sal.

I sifted the flour, baking powder, and sal.

I sifted one cup of flour, as well as the baking powder and salt, in a separate bowl before adding to the cooled chocolate mixture.

“This recipes doesn’t have a lot of flour, which is why they have so fudgy,” Garten explained while demonstrating the brownies on an episode of “Barefoot Contessa.”

I tossed the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips with ¼ cup of flour.

Flouring the chocolate chips and walnuts keps say from syntx to the bottom.

Flouring the chocolate chips and walnuts keps say from syntx to the bottom.

Garten Notes in Her Recipe that flouring the chocolate chips and walnuts keeps say from the bottom of the brownies while they’re bacting.

I Added Chocolate Chips and Walnuts to the Mixture, THEN POURED MY BATTER ONTO THE BAKING SHEET.

My Batter with the Chocolate Chips and Walnuts.

My Batter with the Chocolate Chips and Walnuts.

After baking the brownies for 20 minutes, the hit the baking sheet against the oven rack.

My baking sheet before going into the oven.

My baking sheet before going into the oven.

Garten Explained on “Barefoot Contessa” that was was a crucial step during coping becase air builds up between the brownies and the pan.

“I JUST PICK UP THE PAN AND RAP IT ON THE BAKING RACK AND IT RELEASES ALL THAT AIR,” SEID.

I bake my brownies for another 15 minutes, unil a toothpick came out Clean from the center.

It took 35 minutes to bake the brownies.

It took 35 minutes to bake the brownies.

Garten Said Its Important Not to Overbake The Brownies.

Nor i cut my brownies into squurs, i could see how fluffy and thick each one was.

My brownies lookeed absolutely delicious.

My brownies lookeed absolutely delicious.

My brownies looked super Luscious and Fudgy, Each Packed With Chocolate Chips and Walnuts. I COULDN’T WAIT TO DIG IN!

GARTHEN’S OUTTRAGEUS Brownies were Outrageously Delicious – and Lived Up to the Hype.

I can’t win to make Garten’s Outrageous Brownies Again.

I can’t win to make Garten’s Outrageous Brownies Again.

When I saw “Outrageous” in the name, i shouldn’ve Known’s brownies Wouuld Taste Incredible. AFTER ALL, I STILL RAVE ABOUT HER Outrageous Garlic Bread to this day, and i made it for the first time four years ago.

Garten’s Brownies Are Just so Decadent and Delicious. The Chocolate is Rich and Satisfying, and the Crunch of the Chips and Walnuts Makes for A Great Texture Conttrast. And while they’e’re super easy to make, Garten’s Outrageus brownies are Packed with so much flavor that they have still taste elevated.

In the Introduction to the dessert section of her first Cookbook, Garten Writes that “a homemade dessert is a special reward.” Well, Her Outrageous Brownies Might Be One of the Best Rewards of All.

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