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Freshly milled brownies

freshly milled chocolate brownies boast a fudgy center with crunchy edges and a crispy top layer making this a delectable sweet treat paired perfectly with a glass of cold milk
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 15 brownies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cup freshly milled flour about 2/3 cup soft white wheat berries to mill
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter
  • 3/4 cup cacao powder

Equipment

  • 1 standing mixer or hand mixer
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 9x13" baking pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit and spray the 9x11 inch baking pan with cooking spray of choice.
  2. Melt butter sticks in a small bowl (or small pot on the stove). Set the melted butter to the side.
  3. Using the grain mill, mill 1 1/4 cups of flour using soft white wheat berries. This is somewhere around 2/3 cup of wheat berries, slightly more.
  4. In a mixing bowl or the bowl of a standing mixer, add the flour, baking powder, and salt into it then whisk it together well. If using a standing mixer, start it slowly so it does not throw flour puffs at you. Or use a hand mixer.
  5. Measure and add into the mixing bowl: sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, butter, and cacao powder. Turning on the mixer to low speed, begin to mix the ingredients together well and until the batter is smooth. Or incorporate all ingredients using a mixing spoon or hand mixer until smooth.
  6. Pour the batter into greased baking pan. Use a silicone spatula to get all of the batter out of the mixing bowl. The batter should be loose enough that it fills the baking pan easily and without needing to smooth the batter into the pan.
  7. Place the baking pan in the preheated oven and allow the brownies to bake for 30-35 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out of the center clean. Check at 30 minutes with toothpick. Cook longer if needed.
  8. Once done, remove the pan from the oven and place on a cooling rack or a heat protecting mat on the counter to cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.

Notes

Tip: a wet knife cuts nicer lines than a dry knife.
 
Serve warm with homemade vanilla ice cream or a cold glass of milk. This recipe makes about 15 freshly milled brownies, depending on how large you cut each square.
 
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