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Gluten Free Fudgy Brownies

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 ounces (3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) Gluten-Free flour blend* (I recommend Cup 4 Cup)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 7 ounces semisweet chocolate†, chopped coarsely (you can also do milk chocolate which is something we prefer sometimes!)
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 8 ¾ ounces (1 1/4 cups) sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Make foil sling for an 8-inch square baking pan by folding 2 long sheets of aluminum foil so each is 8 inches wide. Lay sheets of foil in pan perpendicular to each other, with extra foil hanging over edges of the pan. Push foil into corners and up sides of the pan, smoothing foil flush to pan; spray with vegetable oil spray.
  • Whisk flour blend, salt, and xanthan gum (if added separately) together in a bowl; set aside. Microwave chocolate, butter, and cocoa in a bowl at 50 percent power stirring often, until melted and smooth, 1 to 3 minutes. Let the mixture cool slightly.
  • Whisk sugar, eggs, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Whisk in cooled chocolate mixture. Stir in the flour mixture using a rubber spatula and mix until well combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top with the spatula. Cover pan with plastic wrap and let the batter rest for 30 minutes.
  • Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove plastic and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with few moist crumbs attached, 45 to 55 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
  • Let brownies cool completely in pan on a wire rack, about 2 hours. Using foil overhang, lift brownies out of the pan. Cut into squares and serve. (Brownies are best eaten on the day they are baked, but they can be cooled and placed immediately in an airtight container and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.)

Notes

* If you choose to use a gluten-free flour blend without xanthan gum, add 
† Not all chocolate is processed in a gluten-free facility so make sure you read the labels carefully!