Brownies: The Favorite Dessert Of All Time
Usually served warm with milk or ice cream, the brownie is without doubt the favorite dessert of all time. It is often elegantly covered with chocolate icing or flavored with mint or vanilla.
Small sized, brown colored and extremely rich in chocolate; these are what come to our mind when we speak of brownies.
Here are a few brownie recipes that are worth a try when you have time:
== Brownies (Basic Version)
~ 1 tsp vanilla
~ 1 egg
~ 1 square (1 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
~ 1/4 cup butter or margarine
~ 1/4 tsp salt
~ 1/4 tsp soda
~ 2/3 cup flour
~ 3/4 cup sugar
~ 2 tbsp milk
Sift soda, salt and the flour together. Let the butter and chocolate melt together in the top of a double boiler over boiled water. Take away from heat. Add in the sugar little by little, beating well.
Mix well while adding the egg. Gradually add all the dry ingredients and mix well along with milk and vanilla. Spread over baked butterscotch base. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Let cool then cut into bars.
== Caramel Oatmeal Brownies
The Base:
~ 1 cup oatmeal
~ 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
~ 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine
~ 1/3 cup sifted flour
~ 1/4 tsp soda
~ 1/8 tsp salt
Mix the soda, flour & salt together. Insert oatmeal then the brown sugar; whip until well blended. The add the margarine or butter to mix again until mixture is crumbly. Now apply pressure with your hands into an ungreased 8 by 8 by 2 inch pan. Now Bake for 10 mins at 350 degrees and then serve.
== Snicker Bar Brownies
~ 1 German Chocolate Cake Mix
~ 1 Large bag Snickers or Milk Way Bars
~ 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
~ 3/4 cup melted margarine
Mix cake mix with melted margarine and condensed milk. Pour 1/2 of the mixture into a pan (13 by 9). Let bake for about 10 mins at 350 degrees.
Cut candy bars into thin slices. Lay these on top of the baked crust. Crumble the remaining batter on the candy bars top. It will have a crumbly texture.
You don’t have to make it smooth by spreading it on the top. It really looks better this way! Place into the oven and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
== Brownies With Banana
~ 3 cups flour
~ 2 tsp baking soda
~ 6 very ripe bananas
~ 1 cup butter
~ 1 tsp vanilla
~ 1 tsp salt
~ 3/4 cup sugar
~ 3/4 cup brown sugar
~ 3 eggs
~ 1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream margarine. Drop sugars, vanilla, bananas and also don’t forget the eggs. Combine well. Drop flour, soda, and salt and mix well. Then add in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
Insert the mixture into greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Spray the remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips on top.
== Fudge Mint Brownies
~ 3 eggs
~ 1-1/4 cup flour
~ 1 cup nuts; chopped
~ 1/2 tsp salt
~ 1/2 tsp baking Soda
~ 1/2 cup butter
~ 1 cup sugar
~ 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
~ 3 tbsp water
~ 1-1/2 cups mint-Chocolate Chips
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix salt, flour and soda in a little bowl; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, butter and water; heat until it reach the boiling point. Take away from heat. Drop vanilla extract and the mint chocolate chips; whip until chips are dissolved and mixture is smooth.
Transfer to a large bowl. Drop eggs, one by one, while keep whipping well following every addition. Slowly whip in flour mixture. Blend in nuts. Insert into a greased 13 by 9 X 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool.
Happy brownies! :o)
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