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Olive Oil Brownies with Sea Salt

Equipment

  • 8"x8" square baking pan
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for greasing pan
  • 1 cup King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour (130 grams)
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder (25 grams)
  • ¼ cup boiling water
  • 3 ounces melted unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar (165 grams)
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar (65 grams)
  • ½ cup chocolate chips (90 grams)
  • Flaky sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • Grease 8"x8" square baking pan with olive oil.
  • Line pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang on 2 sides to make it easy to remove brownies from pan.

Prepare batter

  • In medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
  • In large bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and boiling water until smooth.
  • To cocoa power mixture, whisk in 6 tablespoons oil, melted chocolate, egg, and vanilla.
  • To chocolate mixture, whisk in brown and granulated sugars.
  • Fold in flour mixture.
  • Fold in chocolate chips.

Bake

  • Scape batter into prepared pan, smoothing on top.
  • Bake until set and firm to touch, approx. 40 minutes.
  • Remove from oven.
  • While brownies still are warm, sprinkle with flaky salt.
  • Let cook.
  • Remove from pan, cut into 16 squares, and serve.

Notes

From Olive Oil Brownies with Sea Salt, Melissa Clark, New York Times.