I need these from scratch. I don't have a mix.

points for creativity



[Edited on January 4, 2008 at 3:34 PM. Reason : -seriously folks]

1/4/2008 3:32:15 PM

ibthbr.

1/4/2008 3:32:47 PM

ibtpotheads

1/4/2008 3:32:48 PM

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Hershey’s Cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.

In bowl, stir together butter, sugar and vanilla extract. Add eggs; with spoon, beat well.

In separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually blend into egg mixture. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool; cut into squares.

1/4/2008 3:33:59 PM

http://baking.about.com/od/brownies/r/ultimate.htm


I made these


they turned out great.


even without the marijuanna.

1/4/2008 3:34:30 PM

i might be making a trip to the grocery store later

1/4/2008 3:34:54 PM

well that depends.

are you looking for a cake-like recipe, or a fudge-like recipe?

1/4/2008 3:35:14 PM

okay I've also got whole 85% cocoa chocolate bars, white chocolate chips and an excess of handmade truffles

my gf lined up another interview for med school this morning and I wanted to be nice to her

we're also working with instant espresso

1/4/2008 3:35:30 PM

fudgelike >> cakelike.

1/4/2008 3:35:36 PM

yeah I'd say I'm into the fudge brownies

1/4/2008 3:36:39 PM

8- 1 ounce squares of unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter
5 eggs
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2-1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat; set aside. In a mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla at high speed for 10 minutes**. Blend in chocolate mixture, flour and salt until just mixed. Stir in the nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes. (Don't overbake.) Cool and frost if desired, but that is not necessary.

1/4/2008 3:37:20 PM

I also have maraschino cherries, frozen blueberries and triple sec
coconut milk and coconut flakes
peanut butter, almond butter

1/4/2008 3:38:34 PM

1 cup (8 ounces) butter,
2 1/4 cups sugar
8-10 oz cocoa chocolate bars
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon of espresso
1 1/2 cup King Arthur unbleached all purpose (might need a little more since this recipe originally called for cocoa powder)
2 cups mix of white chocolate chips and coursely chopped truffles.

melt the butter, sugar, and chocolate together in a double boiler, then add the vanilla, espresso and eggs. Finish with the dry ingredients and then the chips.

Pour into a 13x9 in baking pan and bake 25-28 minutes in a 325 degree oven

1/4/2008 3:40:13 PM

Cherry-Chocolate Brownies recipe
1/3 cup butter or margarine
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup (scant) flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Melt butter and chocolate over hot water. Beat eggs well; add sugar gradually. Beat in chocolate mixture. Sift dry ingredients and mix in. Add cherry juice, cherries and nuts. Spread into a greased 8- or 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes.

1/4/2008 3:41:12 PM

seems like I've got a couple of really good base recipes

how does one go about adding things to a brownie?

the swirled brownies, for example
those are two different batters?

1/4/2008 3:41:21 PM

ive also made that brownie recipe before without the espresso and chips, and then mixed 1/4 cup confectionary sugar with 1cup of peanutbutter and topped it. It was like a reese cup brownie.

another idea is to make a mounds bar like topping with marshmellow, coconut and butter (ill find that recipe in my book if you're interested).

swirled brownies is usually a thicker separate batter, you drop it in teaspoons into the pan and then swirl it lightly with a knife.

[Edited on January 4, 2008 at 3:42 PM. Reason : asad]

1/4/2008 3:41:46 PM

the marshmallow coconut thing sounds great

but my gf is a chocolate junkie

I'll have to try that recipe another time

1/4/2008 3:43:06 PM

it'd be cool if you made like a white chocolate brownie mix, and then a dark dark chocolate brownie mix, and then put them in the pan and swirled it.

1/4/2008 3:44:02 PM

cakelike brownies are useless. Bake a damn chocolate cake if you want cakelike. Fudgelike FTW. Brownies should be dense.

1/4/2008 3:45:13 PM

yeah... I'll have to see how much white chocolate I have left

its a bunch of Ghiradelli chips from the truffles we made

I should probably cannibalize truffles... chop them up and put them in the brownies

1/4/2008 3:47:19 PM

http://www.recipezaar.com/155150

Marbled Cherry Brownies

1/4/2008 3:51:53 PM

good luck. let us know how they turn out!

1/4/2008 3:52:04 PM

I will

if they turn out well I'll photograph them and post the pictures here

cooking is one of my hobbies and I think I would enjoy being a food writer

1/4/2008 3:53:13 PM

Guinness brownies

I have teh recipe at home.

1/4/2008 6:16:39 PM

they're going in the oven soon

I'd like them to be hot when she gets home

1/4/2008 6:28:14 PM

Use applesauce instead of oil/butter and the batch of brownies has like 80 less fat grams.

1-1/2 cups white sugar;
1/2 cup margarine;
2 eggs;
2 Tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder;
1-1/2 tsp. salt; 2 cups applesauce;
1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon;
2 cups all-purpose flour;
2 Tbs. white sugar;
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips;
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar and margarine, add eggs. Soft cocoa, ssalt, baking soda, cinnamon and flour together and add to sugar mixture alternately with applesauce. Pour into 10-1/2 x 15-1/2 inch jelly roll pan. Combine 2 Tbs. sugar, chocolate chips and nuts (if desired) and sprinkle over batter. Bake for 30 minutes.

[Edited on January 4, 2008 at 6:41 PM. Reason : ]

1/4/2008 6:41:15 PM

Quote :

"cakelike brownies are useless. Bake a damn chocolate cake if you want cakelike. Fudgelike FTW. Brownies should be dense."

1/4/2008 8:39:40 PM