Alton Brown's Black & Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 4 large eggs
• 8 ounces melted butter
• 1 cup sugar, sifted
• 1 cup brown sugar, sifted
• 1 1/4 cups cocoa, sifted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° f.
• 2 in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow.
• 3 add both sugars.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and mix to combine.
• 5 pour the batter into a greased and floured eight–inch square pan.
• 6 reserve five small spoonfuls.
• 7 in a separate bowl, combine ingredients for the top layer.
• 8 whisk until smooth.
• 9 pour over top of chocolate layer.
• 10 top with the reserved five spoonfuls of brownie mixture and swirl together with a spoon.
• 11 bake for forty–five minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan comes out clean.
• 12 remove to a rack to cool.
• 13 when completely cool, cover and store at room temperature.