Zingerman’s Magic Brownies

You’ve probably seen me lavish praise on Zingerman’s, the deli-cum-culinary empire based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They’re famous for their food and legendary Customer Service, and one thing they’re well-known for is their Magic Brownies. Supposedly, the creator of the recipe now lives in Baltimore.

Recently, I gave my wife a Zingerman’s Cookie & Brownie gift box for her birthday. Her exact words while biting into a Magic Brownie: “This is the finest brownie I have ever tasted.”

Zingerman’s has a rep for sharing their famous recipes, and this one was in Midwest Living. Enjoy!

Ingredients

13 Tbsp butter
6.5 oz unsweetened chocolate
1.5 Cup cake or all purpose flour
3/4 Tsp baking powder
1/2 Tsp salt
4 eggs
2 Cups sugar
1.25 Tsp vanilla
1 Cup coarse chopped walnuts, toasted

Method

1. Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 325.

2. In a heavy small saucepan, heat the butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring, till chocolate is melted and smooth; set aside to cool.

3. In a small bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

4. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes or till light yellow and fluffy, scraping side of the bowl occasionally.

5. Add cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla. Beat on low speed until combined. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed until combined, scraping sides of bowl. Stir in walnuts.

6. Spread batter in pan. Bake 30 minutes or until brownies appear set. Cool in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.

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