Fabulous Brownies Recipes

BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch square pan.
• In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
• To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons softened butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Stir until smooth. Frost brownies while they are still warm.

OUTRAGEOUS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1-inch baking sheet.
• Melt together the butter, 1 pound of chocolate chips, and the unsweetened chocolate in a medium bowl over simmering water. Allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee granules, vanilla, and sugar. Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, sift together 1 cup of flour, the baking powder, and salt. Add to the cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a medium bowl with 1/4 cup of flour, then add them to the chocolate batter. Pour into the baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then rap the baking sheet against the oven shelf to force the air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake! Allow to cool thoroughly, refrigerate, and cut into 20 large squares.

"FABULOUS" BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13 pan.
• Mix together sugar, butter, and water. Beat until smooth and creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla to sugar mixture. Beat in completely.
• Mix dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, cocoa, nuts) in a separate bowl until evenly combined.
• Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture, mix thoroughly.
• Pour batter into the 9x13 pan and spread well. Bake 18-25 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

KATHY FAULDING'S FAMOUS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt butter, sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove the saucepan from the heat once the sugar has dissolved and add the vanilla extract and chocolate chips, reserving some of the chips for later. Begin adding the eggs 1 at a time. Blend in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Pour the mixture into a greased and foil lined 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the mixture with the remaining chocolate chips and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let the brownies rest 5 to 10 minutes before slicing into squares. Enjoy with a cold glass of milk!

FABULOUS FLOURLESS FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Prepare a 9-inch square baking pan by lining it with foil and spraying the foil with nonstick cooking spray or brushing it with vegetable oil.
• Melt the semisweet chocolate and the butter in a double boiler (a pan set over a hot water bath); stir until smooth.
• Add vanilla and cinnamon; stir thoroughly to combine.
• Remove mixture from the heat and cool to room temperature.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the eggs on high speed until very frothy and about triple in volume (approximately 5 minutes).
• Fold half of the beaten eggs into the chocolate mixture and combine.
• Then fold in the remaining egg.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Place the pan of brownie batter into a larger pan, like a roasting pan and fill that pan with hot water half way up the side of the smaller pan containing the batter.
• Place the pan on the middle rack of the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Turn off the oven but keep the brownies in the closed oven for another 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, remove the brownies pan from the larger water bath pan and place it on a wire rack to cool while making the glaze.
• To make the glaze, heat the cream and the dark chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water.
• Stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
• Pour the hot glaze over the brownies and smooth it out with a spatula.
• Set the pan aside to cool completely.
• When cool, cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Cut chilled brownie into 12 squares.
• Brownies taste best when allowed to come to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

BODACIOUS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
• Melt butter in medium sauce pan. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar and cocoa. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the chocolate mixture until just blended. Fold in walnuts, if desired. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.