Condensed milk and browned butter brownies

by combining a few less conventional techniques and ingredients we can get very chewy brownies with a glossy papery top plus a strong milky almost marshmallowy flavor from the key ingredient sweetened condensed milk get the oven heating to 325 fahrenheit 160c convection if you've got it i'm using a 9 inch square pan 23 centimeters you could go a little smaller and these are very sticky brownies so i recommend a parchment paper sling to get them out it'll sit flatter in the pan if you just snip each corner diagonally a little bit they're good enough the weight of the batter will hold it down a little pot on the stove and then goes a whole stick of butter half a cup 113 grams and turn the heat on medium i'm not a member of the browned butter cult it's not one of my favorite flavors but it works exceptionally well with the condensed milk here first you melt it then you boil out the water butter is 15 or 20 water boiling it out will allow us to brown the milk solids in here oh a tiny whisk is extremely useful for this recipe when the bubbling changes to fizzing and popping and foaming you want to make sure that you're stirring if you don't the milk solids will sink to the bottom of the pan and stick and then they won't be in our batter we want them when the butter smells kind of like caramel and you can see it just turning brown in goes half a cup of cocoa powder 50 grams i'm using dutch cocoa that's the dark kind that's in oreos but you could use any cocoa powder you want and when it's whisked in smooth let it boil in there for a minute this step intensifies the flavor of the cocoa a bit i can smell it toasting a little now and i don't want it to burn so off the heat this comes we're done with the heat time to whisk in an entire 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk about 400 grams make sure you get the sweetened kind the syrup in here makes these brownies very moist and chewy and there goes the lid whoops next one cup 120 grams of powdered sugar gotta be powdered sugar if you want that papery skin on this particular recipe you will still see some little particles that won't dissolve those are the browned butter solids those aren't a problem a big lug of vanilla a couple of teaspoons pinch of salt only if you used unsalted butter and then this is optional but a little glug of molasses makes the flavor more complex far too sticky to measure out a teaspoon or two i just drip a little out of the bottle that gets you the flavor of brown sugar because brown sugar is just sugar plus molasses then one solitary egg yolk the sugar and everything has lowered the temperature in here plenty so it's not going to scramble no egg white at all that would make these brownies more cakey and i've not tried it but i bet a spoon of instant espresso powder would be a nice flavor in here as well once everything is smooth it's time for flour just three quarters of a cup 160 grams all-purpose flour whisk that in smooth plus any nuts if you want those if you want solid chocolate chips set the pan aside and let it cool a bit before you stir them in or they will just melt instantly into the batter no good chilling those chips in the freezer helps to prevent that and i'll do a cup at most a wooden spoon is now pretty much the only thing strong enough to handle a batter rich and sticky as honey which is the sponsor of this video let's thank them honey is a free browser extension that helps you to save money whenever you're shopping online whether it's tech and gaming sites groceries clothes yes even my favorite guilty pleasure delivery meal you just go to pay and then honey pops up and tests a bunch of promo codes that it knows if it finds one you save money and if it doesn't find one it can still save you money like i was buying that microscope camera you've been seeing me use lately no codes but i was able to earn honey gold on the purchase that's coupon points i can put toward other stuff those of you who've already installed honey using my link have found over thirty one thousand dollars in savings you wanna get in on that hit my link in the description it takes two clicks to install joinhoney.com thank you honey scrape that honey bowl clean you know i bet peanut butter chips would be great with the milky flavor of these brownies i would not try to smooth this out with a spoon you might never get it back you can try thumping the pan to get it even but just don't worry about it it'll melt to an even layer in the oven this takes up to 40 minutes for me in there but every pan in every oven is different seriously different pan materials will cook brownies way faster than others look within five minutes you can see the skin forming the convection fan helps with that but that's also why we need the heat a little lower at 350 fahrenheit i find it starts burning after 20 minutes the toothpick or skewer test shows us we're nowhere close super gooey you can do that test with a knife by the way here we are after about 30 minutes and if you like your brownies really fudgy pull them at this stage when the skewer still comes out a little muddy if you like them chewier keep baking this is 35 minutes not totally clean those will be a hair fudgy i'm pulling them and they're molten now so you got to let them cool for at least a little bit this is an hour later and you can just lift them out with the paper beautiful crackly skin on those i have been investigating the science of that skin and how exactly you can make sure that your brownies will have it i believe that i've cracked the code not just for this crazy recipe but for any brownie recipe i will reveal that code on monday if you're watching this in the distant future it'll be linked in the description those are chewier than any scratch-made brownie i've ever had with a really cool caramelized milk flavor and here's a batch without any chocolate chips in them i think i prefer those the more they sit around after you've baked them the more candy like that top gets you see that one that is the thick and cakey version of this recipe same basic deal you just use the whole egg a full cup of flour and a teaspoon of baking powder both recipes are in the description i'm honestly really excited about this one it took me a lot of versions but these are my first home baked brownies that i think beat the boxed ones let me know if it works as well for you

Channel: Adam Ragusea

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Length: 5min 34sec (334 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 28 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/semanticantics]

I’m also ambivalent about browned butter. Like it’s fine, but not amazing.

[u/humerusbones]

Made these tonight. Pretty good, but I slightly underbaked them for my taste (35 mins at 335 in a 8x8” glass tray). On the plus side, sweetened condensed milk is delicious even if you’re just licking the spoon

[u/WritingWithSpears]

Wow an interaction between my favorite and second favorite cooking youtubers in the comments

[u/ericbm2]

I will be making these.

[u/Bmacadoozle126]

gonna try these they look great

[u/BlueOgreBear]

Aw. Thanks for the awards, guys.