Baked brownie from Brooklyn

Oprah says the famed Baked Brownie from Brooklyn is one of her favorite things.  It was awarded best brownie honors by the folks at America’s Test Kitchen and the Today Show.  So I decided to make them today....

I've found perfection.  If you like cakey brownies, these are not for you. These are pure, dark, fudgy, and rich.  Also known as heaven.

They are now one of my favorite things, and I think I’ll need to hide them from myself.

Try them for yourself.  You won't be disappointed. 

Be careful not to over-bake, under-bake or over-mix.  I also added a little caramel sauce on the top of the batter before I put in the oven.

Baked Brownies (Courtesy of Baked: Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito)

Ingredients
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons dark unsweetened cocoa powder
11 ounces dark chocolate (60 to 72 percent cacao), coarsely chopped
1 cup (two sticks) unsalted butter, cut into one-inch pieces
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1½ cups granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
5 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter the sides and bottom of a 9×13-inch glass or light-colored metal baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and cocoa powder. Put the chocolate, butter, and instant espresso powder in a large bowl and set it over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate and butter are completely melted and smooth. Turn off the heat, but keep the bowl over the water and add the sugars. Whisk until completely combined, then remove the bowl from the pan. The mixture should be at room temperature.
• Add three eggs to the chocolate mixture and whisk until combined. Add the remaining eggs and whisk until combined. Add the vanilla and stir until combined. Do not overbeat or your brownies will be cakey.
• Sprinkle the flour mixture over the chocolate mixture. Using a spatula (not a whisk), fold the flour mixture into the chocolate until just a bit of the flour mixture is visible.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake in the center of the oven for 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. The brownies are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs sticking to it. 
• Let the brownies cool completely (refrigerate them if you can't wait)  then cut them into squares and serve.  Yummy!