Old Fashioned Brownies Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt shortening and chocolate together in a saucepan on the stove.
• When melted and smooth, add sugar and beat well with a wooden spoon.
• Add vanilla and eggs and beat again.
• Stir baking powder and salt into flour and add to mixture.
• If using, mix in nuts.
• Pour into a 9x13 baking pan and bake for exactly 25 minutes. These are not good if overcooked. **I use a convection oven. I decreased the baking time to 20 minutes and they were perfect**
• ***Recipe doesn't call for greasing pan, so I didn't. They came out fine. ***

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Melt butter in microwave.
• Add the cocoa and stir.
• In medium bowl beat eggs until frothy.
• Add sugar, flour, and salt (also nuts if you are using them).
• Pour cocoa mixture over egg mixture and stir all together.
• Put into a greased 8 x 8 pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
• For a doubled recipe use a 9 x 13 pan.
• Icing, recipe below.
• Icing for Best Ever Brownies:
• 1 1/3 cup icing sugar.
• 1/3 cup cocoa.
• 3 tbsp butter or margarine.
• 1 tbsp & 2 tsp hot water
• Beat all ingredients together, add more liquid if necessary.
• Spread over brownies.

OLD FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9 by 13 baking pan.
• Add cocoa and baking soda to a large bowl and stir to combine.
• Melt 2/3 of a cup of butter over low heat on the stove (or melt butter in the microwave). With a wooden spoon, stir 1/2 of the melted butter into the cocoa and baking soda. Stir until combined.
• Add 1/2 cup of boiling water to bowl with cocoa and butter. Stir until combined.
• Add sugar, eggs and the rest of the melted butter to the cocoa mixture. Stir until combined.
• Sift in 1 1/3 cup of flour. Add vanilla and salt. Stir until combined and batter is smooth.
• Add dark chocolate chips to batter and stir until combined.
• Pour into prepared baking pan and smooth the top out with a wooden spoon. Bake for between 35 and 40 minutes. Mine took 35 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness.
• Cool for 30 minutes in pan. When cool, remove from pan and cut into 24 brownies.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix oats, 3/4 cup flour, the brown sugar and baking soda. Stir in melted 3/4 cup butter. Reserve 3/4 cup oat mixture for topping. Press remaining oat mixture in pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat chocolate and 2/3 cup butter over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted; remove from heat. Stir in granulated sugar, vanilla and eggs. Stir in 1 1/4 cups flour, the baking powder and salt.
• Spread batter over baked base. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Bake about 30 minutes or until center is set and oat mixture turnes golden brown (do not overbake). Cool completely, about 2 hours. Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

BLONDE BROWNIES II

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine. Add sugar and mix well. Cool.
• Add eggs and vanilla, blend well. Add the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate chips.
• Put into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.

OLD-FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-8-by-2-inch pan.
• Melt the chocolate and shortening together in a small saucepan. Stir the sugar into the well-beaten eggs in a large bowl. Combine the chocolate and the egg mixtures in the bowl.
• Add the baking powder and salt to flour and sift. Add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture; add the vanilla and nuts, if using. Stir to combine.
• Spread the dough evenly in the pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 30 minutes, cut into squares and enjoy.

OLD FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a 9 x 12 pan (I find ceramic works awesomely) with oil or butter. Set aside.
• Combine melted butter, sugar and vanilla in large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs one at a time; mix each in evenly before adding the next one.
• Add cocoa in 1/4 cup measures, dumping into a sieve and shaking into bowl to ensure no cocoa-y lumps. Make sure cocoa is well integrated before adding next 1/4 cupful.
• Add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
• Add nuts and chocolate morsels and work well into batter.
• Pour batter into pan and shake, shake, shake to make sure everything settles.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of the pan.
• Cool at least 20 minutes before trying.
• Top should be crunchy and brownie should be warm and gooey.