Brownie Recipes

My favorite Brownie Recipes are the ones that make a fudgy brownie, dense and moist with an intense chocolate flavor.

However, I've never met a brownie I didn't like. They're always a welcome treat.

A cakey brownie has a slightly fluffy interior. It has a more cake like texture with a moist crumb and it's, well, it's cakey. Even though it's not my favorite I'll never turn one down.

Both types have similar ingredients, but because of the varying amounts of chocolate, butter, sugar, and flour the texture of the two is quite different.

How the ingredients are proportioned makes the difference.

Chocolate brownies are the classic however they're not the only brownies around. You can make different types just by adding additional ingredients. How about peanut butter or caramel? Delicious!

Here's my favorite fudgy brownie. It's just a whisker short of a piece of chocolate fudge. As an added chocolate bonus I've thrown in a fantastic icing recipe. Mo' chocolate mo' gooder. Ha.

Fudge Brownies

2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 stick butter (1/4 pound)
1/2 c. shortening
6 Tbsp. Hershey's cocoa (Dutch Process)
1 c. water
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. Vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Thoroughly combine the flour, sugar and salt. In saucepan, combine butter, shortening, cocoa and water. Cook until dissolved. Add to flour mixture. Combine eggs, buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla. Add to chocolate mixture. Chopped nuts may be added if desired.

Pour into greased jellyroll pan, 17 1/2 x 11 1/2-inches. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Note that even when the brownie is properly baked, it will test "gooey" with a toothpick in the middle due to the richness of the mixture.

You will know they are done when the edges start to become a little crispy and the brownie has raised about 1/4 inch.

After removing from the oven, allow to cool about 30 minutes before spreading a thin layer of icing.

Fantastic Icing for Fudge Brownies

1 stick butter (1/4 pound)
6 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
6 Tbsp. cocoa
1 box confectioners sugar
1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Beat the icing ingredients together and spread on the brownies after they have cooled for at least 30 minutes.

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