Bacon-Bourbon Brownies with Pecans

Name: Bacon-Bourbon Brownies with Pecans
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 227 grams sliced bacon; 227 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 3 Tbsps bourbon; 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 larges eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 118 milliliters 1/2 packed cup light brown sugar; 118 milliliters pecans; 1 teaspoon salt; 57 grams unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder

You can never have too many American recipes, so give Bacon-Bourbon Brownies with Pecans a try. This recipe serves 30. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 199 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. A mixture of pecans, bittersweet chocolate, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, allowing 2 inches of overhang on 2 opposite sides. Spray the paper with vegetable spray.

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Vegetable

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Spread the pecans in a pie plate and toast for about 8 minutes, until fragrant.

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Pecans

Spread

Toast

Let cool, then coarsely chop the nuts.

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Nuts

In a skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat, turning once, until crisp, 6 minutes.

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Bacon

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Drain on paper towels and let cool; reserve 3 tablespoons of the fat. Finely chop the bacon.

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Bacon

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In a saucepan, combine both chocolates with the butter and stir over very low heat, until melted; scrape into a large bowl. Using a handheld electric mixer, beat in both sugars with the reserved 3 tablespoons of bacon fat. Beat in the bourbon.

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Bowl

Add the eggs and salt and beat until smooth. Sift the cocoa and flour into the bowl and beat until blended.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Salt

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Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the bacon and pecans on top.

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Pecans

Bacon

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Bake for about 50 minutes, until the brownies are set around the edges but slightly wobbly in the center; a toothpick inserted into the center should have some batter clinging to it.

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