Big pan of Brownies

By á-32

Ingredients

• 1 pound unsalted butter
• 20 ozs ( 3 cups) granulated sugar
• 6 ozs (3/4 cup) water
• 3 pounds (4/12 ozs bags) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 12 large eggs
• 2 Tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• 20 ozs (4 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Optional ingredients: chopped nuts. rum raisins, crumbled marzipan or almond paste, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, more chocolate chips...(my favorite!)

Details

Servings 20
Adapted from squidoo.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place the butter, sugar and water in a large pot and bring to a boil; whisk until the butter and sugar are dissolved.
Take the pot off the fire and whisk-in half of the chocolate chips until smooth. Then add eggs and vanilla and whisk vigorously until well blended.
Sift flour, soda, cinnamon and salt together and stir into the batter until well combined. Don't over-mix this, please!
With a spatula, stir the second half of the chocolate chips and any optional additions into the batter; pour in the pan and bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
The Finished Brownie!
Let it cool off for a little while to develop the flavor!
Dust your brownies with powdered sugar and enjoy them with a nice cup of coffee. Of course, these outstandingly rich chocolate brownies are wonderful with berries, ice cream, whipped cream, tiramisu sauce, or - a nice cup of cold milk!