Buttermilk Blondies
Instructions:
Blondies are the original brownies: a chocolate studded,
buttery cake that’s turned into a bar cookie.
Don’t use a glass baking pan; the batter will superheat
and turn hard at the edges.
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) cool unsalted
butter, cut into small chunks, plus
additional for greasing the baking pan
22⁄3 cups all-purpose fl our, plus additional for
dusting the baking pan
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
11⁄4 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1⁄2 cup regular or low-fat buttermilk (do not
use fat-free)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet or bittersweet chocolate Chips
Makes 16 blondies
- Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; dust it lightly with fl our, taking care to coat the corners and the seams. Whisk the fl our, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Beat the butter and both sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until light, creamy, and very smooth, about 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl frequently.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, making sure each is mixed well into the batter before you add the next. Beat in the buttermilk and vanilla until smooth.
- Turn off the beaters, add the prepared fl our mixture, and beat at very low speed just until a wet batter forms, one without any pockets of dry flour.
- Scrape down and remove the beaters. Fold in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula until uniform; pour and scrape into the prepared pan, getting the batter to the corners and even across the top.
- Bake until golden brown, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour.
- To cool: Set the baking pan on a wire rack and cool to room temperature, about 11⁄2 hours.
- To store: Cut the blondies into individual squares, wrap each in wax paper, and store in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 3 days.