Brownies

🥘 Ingredients

Batter

• all-purpose flour
  65 g
• eggs
  2
• granulated sugar
  250 g
• salt (or heaping flaky salt)
  1/4 tsp
• unsalted butter
  140 g
• unsweetened cocoa powder
  65 g
• vanilla extract
  1/2 tsp
• walnuts or pecans (chopped, optional)
  75 g

Prep

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line the bottom and sides of an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides. Alternatively, prepare airfryer pan with parchment paper.

Batter

1. 1

   In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine unsalted butter , granulated sugar , unsweetened cocoa powder , and salt . Microwave the mixture until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth.

   unsalted butter: 140 g, granulated sugar: 250 g, unsweetened cocoa powder: 65 g, salt: 1/4 tsp (or heaping flaky salt)
2. 2

   Add eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition.

   eggs: 2
3. 3

   Stir vanilla extract into batter.

   vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp
4. 4

   Once the batter looks thick, shiny, and well blended, add all-purpose flour and stir until you can no longer see any dry flour. Beat the mixture vigorously for 40 strokes.

   all-purpose flour: 65 g
5. 5

   Gently fold in walnuts or pecans .

   walnuts or pecans: 75 g (chopped, optional)

Baking

1. 1

   Spread the batter evenly into the lined pan.
2. 2

   Bake for ⏱️ 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center emerges slightly moist with batter.