Whole Wheat Brownies with Freshly Milled Flour

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Whole Wheat Brownies with Freshly Milled Flour

These delicious whole wheat brownies with freshly milled flour are remarkably tender, chocolatey, and rich – the sweet treat we all love, but now with a nourishing whole grain bonus.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Resting Time10

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: freshly milled flour, whole wheat brownies

Servings: brownies

Author: Lisa Bass

Equipment

1 Grain mill

Ingredients

¾ cup sugar 175 grams
1 cup chocolate chips 172 grams
½ cup butter 114 grams
⅔ cup soft white wheat flour* 94 grams
¼ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup cocoa powder 40 grams
2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract 10 grams
½ cup mix-ins optional

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare an 8x8 pan with parchment paper or brush it with butter.
Add sugar, chocolate chips, and butter to a saucepan and melt over low heat. Whisk until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is smooth and shiny. Set aside to cool.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, and cocoa powder.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix until frothy. Turn the stand mixer on low and slowly add the chocolate butter mixture to the eggs. Pour a little bit at a time so the eggs don’t curdle. Continue mixing until well combined.
Fold in dry ingredients and mix-ins, if desired.
Transfer to the prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the center has set.

Notes

*If you are using freshly milled grains for this recipe, I recommend weighing the flour instead of using volume measurements. Grain mills vary greatly - some create very fine and fluffy flour, while others are a little more coarse. This makes volume measurements unpredictable. Using a kitchen scale and calculating the grams is much more reliable, ensuring you end up with a delicious end product.

Make sure to heat the butter, chocolate, and sugar mixture on low to prevent burning.

Some mix-in suggestions are additional chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried fruit. You could also drizzle warmed peanut butter over the top and swirl it into the brownies with a knife before baking.

Let the batter rest for 10 minutes before baking to soften the whole grains and improve the texture.

These homemade brownies will firm up as they cool. Underbake slightly for fudge brownies, or bake the full time (or a touch more) for more cakey brownies

Cool completely to make slicing clean and easy.

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