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simple recipe for brownies|Sweet Texas Brownies

by Smaku

simple recipe for brownies|Sweet Texas Brownies

For one 9 by 11 inch baking pan, 48 brownies, you will need the following ingredients;

2 cups all-purpose Flour
2 cups granulated Sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter or Margarine
1/2 cup Shortening
1 cup strong Brewed Coffee or Water
1/4 cup dark, unsweetened Cocoa
1/2 cup Buttermilk
2 Eggs
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter or Margarine
2 Tbsp dark Cocoa
1/4 cup Milk
3-1/2 cups unsifted Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar. In a microwave safe dish, combine butter, shortening, coffee or water and cocoa.

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Microwave at HIGH power for 2 minutes or until just boiling. Pour boiling mixture over flour mixture. Stir to blend. Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Mix well. Pour mixture into a microwave safe 9-by-11 inch baking dish.

Microwave at Medium High power for 18 minutes, turning dish every 4 to 5 minutes until brownies test done. They may still appear soft on the surface. Prepare frosting: In a microwave safe dish, combine the butter, cocoa and milk. Microwave at High power for 2 minutes, stirring once. Add powdered sugar and vanilla.

Stir to blend. Pour warm frosting over hot brownies. Let cool. Cut into bars.

Brownies are usually the first recipes a beginning baker attempts. In fact, many of us baked our first proud batch of brownies as children. And, just as likely, we’ve puzzled for years over why such a “simple” recipe can have such variable results: too dry, too wet, too underbaked in the middle.

Overmixing the ingredients causes your brownies to turn out tough or for a thin crust to form on top. Combine wet and dry ingredients just long enough to blend them, taking special care not to overbeat after the eggs are added.