Naked Brownies

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter a 9 inch square baking pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. 2
   n a heavy saucepan, over very low heat, melt the chocolate and the butter together. Cool to room temperature.
3. 3
   Meanwhile, sift the flour and salt together, set aside.
4. 4
   In large bowl, whisk together the sugar and the eggs. Whisk until they are just mixed, don't over-beat the mixture. That's the trick to getting brownies that have a crackled top. Whisk in the vanilla bean paste. Stir in the melted chocolate.
5. 5
   Add the flour mixture. Stir to mix. Turn into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, cool (if you can wait that long) and indulge!