I am always on the hunt for a new and interesting brownie and recently I found it while paging through my absolutely favorite cookbook
Extreme Brownies: 50 Recipes for the Most Over-the-Top Treats Ever
. I have had this
book for years and have made many recipes from it, some of which I have shared here before they were gobbled up but I have never made these caramel-stuffed brownies. I am not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing because they are so good that I wanted to eat the entire pan!
Connie's Caramel Stuffed Sea Salt Brownies
Ingredients
Caramel Layer
2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon bleached all purpose flour
3/4
teaspoon salt
11/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup bleached all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Milk chocolate glaze
3/12 teaspoons canola oil
3/4 cup and 1
tablespoon milk chocolate chips
Garnish
1 to 2 teaspoons Maldon flaked Sea Salt
Directions
To make the caramel layer, place the cream and the butter in a
2 quart sauce pan, begin the melt the mixture. Then add the unwrapped caramels and add them to the saucepan. Cook the mixture over medium-low heat, stir occasionally with a rubber spatula, until the caramels are completely melted and smooth. FINISH the caramel layer when the brownie base is in the oven.
To make the brownies: make sure the oven rack in in the middle level and preheat the oven to 350. Prepare a
9 x 13" baking pan with heavy duty aluminum foil and then lightly grease the foil lined pan.
Cut the butter into 1" pieces and place in a heavy saucepan. Be sure to melt the butter on the lowest setting. While the butter is melting, chop the unsweetened chocolate and add it to the melted butter along with the 60% chocolate chips. Whisk until melted and smooth, then turn off the heat and leave the saucepan on the burner while you continue with the rest of the recipe.
In a large bowl lightly whisk the eggs. Place the sugars and salt in a small bowl and then add to the eggs until just incorporated. Briefly whisk the chocolate and then gradually whisk it into the egg mixture until just combined. Briefly whisk in the vanilla.
Place the flour and the baking powder in the small mixing bowl, whisk to combine. Sift through a strainer directly over the chocolate batter. Stir in with a spatula until just combined. Pour half of the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Spread evenly with a small offset spatula, bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
While the base is baking make the rest of the caramel.
Once the caramels are completely melted and smooth, sift the flour over the top and stir well. Remove from heat and add the vanilla. Stir well.
Pour the cooked caramel over the HOT brownie base immediately after it comes out of the oven, spread with a spatula. Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the top and carefully spread over the caramel mixture. Return to the oven and bake an additional 20 minutes.
Let cool for 15 minutes then glaze.
For the milk chocolate glaze:
Bring a medium saucepan of water almost to a boil. Combine the chocolate and canola oil in a bowl that will fit over the saucepan to form a double boiler. Once water comes to a boil remove from the heat and place the bowl over the top. Stir with a spatula until the mixture is smooth, once smooth pour over the brownies, smooth in an even layer. Then sprinkle with sea salt. Let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature. Then refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Remove brownies from pan, cut and enjoy.
If you love baking, and you love brownies you need to get a copy of this
book and the good news is that it is on sale for $15.00 or was at the time I was writing this post! You can also order the
Kindle edition here for $8.99!.
If you get yourself a copy and you make something please come back and share your recipe!
cookbook I couldn't wait to try a few of their recipes. 
