Sourdough Brownies

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
Yield 9 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
Sourdough brownies are some of the fudgiest bars you'll ever taste.

Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons butter
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sourdough starter
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 8-in. square baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Bring a few inches of water to a low simmer in the bottom of a double boiler. Add butter, sugar, baking cocoa and salt to the top of the double boiler. Stir occasionally until the butter is melted and the mixture is warm to the touch. Add vanilla and espresso powder; stir to combine.
  3. Remove from the heat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until the batter appears smooth and glossy. Add sourdough starter until incorporated. Add flour; stir just until the flour is moistened and no dry patches remain. Fold in dark chocolate.
  4. Transfer batter to the prepared pan; spread into an even layer. Bake 24-26 minutes or until brownies appear set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean.
  5. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice into squares to serve.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 385 calories, 21g fat (12g saturated fat), 75mg cholesterol, 183mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (39g sugars, 3g fiber), 5g protein.

If you have sourdough starter at home, give these sourdough brownies a try. Once you start making sourdough desserts, you'll want to keep finding other ways to put your starter and discard to use. —Margaret Knoebel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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