Skill required: Confident Beginner
2 sticks (1/2 lb) unsalted butter
8 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (no more than 60% cacao if marked)
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
5 large eggs
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F with rack in middle.
2. Butter and flour a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
3. Melt butter and chocolate in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring, until smooth.
4. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
5. Whisk in sugar and vanilla.
6. Whisk in eggs 1 at a time until mixture is glossy and smooth.
7. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, and salt, then whisk into chocolate mixture until combined.
8. Spread in pan and bake until a pick inserted in center comes out with crumbs, 25 - 35 minutes.
9. Cool completely.
Yield: 32 (2-inch)squares.
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