Cooking and Serving: 43 minutes | 9 lemon brownies
Ingredients
8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, chopped | 1 ⅛ cups (225 g) granulated sugar | 2 (100 g (weighed out of shell)) eggs, at room temperature
Description
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 28 minutes | Total Time: 43 minutes | Servings: 9 lemon brownies
Ingredients
8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, chopped
1 ⅛ cups (225 g) granulated sugar
2 (100 g (weighed out of shell)) eggs, at room temperature
1 (25 g) egg yolk, at room temperature
1 ¼ cups (175 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend
½ teaspoon xanthan gum, omit if your blend already contains it
5 tablespoons (45 g) cornstarch
Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated (at least 1 heaping tablespoon)
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Juice of 1 lemon, at least 2 generous tablespoons
½ teaspoon pure lemon extract, optional
Simple glaze, optional; See Recipe Notes
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 325°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment.
paper or nonstick aluminum foil, and set the pan aside.
In a small, heavy-bottom saucepan, place the chopped butter and granulated.
prevent burning, melt the butter and sugar and bring to a gentle simmer.
Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside to cool until no longer hot to.
In a large bowl, place the eggs and egg yolk, and beat with a handheld mixer.
until foamy and lighter in color (about a minute).
Add the cooled butter and sugar mixture, and beat very well until the mixture.
falls off the beaters in ribbons (about 3 minutes).
Add the flour blend, xanthan gum, cornstarch, lemon zest, baking soda, salt,.
lemon juice, and optional lemon extract to the bowl, and beat to combine.
Mix be thickly pourable and very sticky.
Transfer the cookie dough to the prepared baking pan, and shake and spread it.
break any large trapped air bubbles.
Place the pan in the center of the preheated oven and bake just until the.
brownies are no longer wet in the center, about 28 minutes.
Allow the bars to cool in the pan at room temperature for at least 10 minutes.
Slice into 9 squares, and serve.
Notes
* Preheat your oven to 325°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment
paper or nonstick aluminum foil, and set the pan aside.
* In a small, heavy-bottom saucepan, place the chopped butter and granulated
sugar. Place the saucepan over medium-low heat and, stirring occasionally to
prevent burning, melt the butter and sugar and bring to a gentle simmer.
* Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside to cool until no longer hot to
* In a large bowl, place the eggs and egg yolk, and beat with a handheld mixer
until foamy and lighter in color (about a minute).
* Add the cooled butter and sugar mixture, and beat very well until the mixture
falls off the beaters in ribbons (about 3 minutes).
* Add the flour blend, xanthan gum, cornstarch, lemon zest, baking soda, salt,
lemon juice, and optional lemon extract to the bowl, and beat to combine.
* Mix be thickly pourable and very sticky.
* Transfer the cookie dough to the prepared baking pan, and shake and spread it
into an even layer in the pan. Bang the pan a few times on a flat surface to
break any large trapped air bubbles.
* Place the pan in the center of the preheated oven and bake just until the
brownies are no longer wet in the center, about 28 minutes.
* Allow the bars to cool in the pan at room temperature for at least 10 minutes
before placing them, still in the pan, in the refrigerator to chill until
* Slice into 9 squares, and serve.
To make a simple glaze to drizzle on top of the brownies, place a few
tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl and add lukewarm water or
lemon juice to the bowl
Add more liquid steady stream. Add some extra lemon zest for more lemon flavor. Drizzle lightly
on top of the cut brownies and let set at room temperature.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an
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