Scrumptious Brownies Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter. Stir in sugar and cocoa. Add flour. Mix. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix. Stir in chopped walnuts or pecans.
• Butter 8 x 8 inch glass pan. Spoon mixture into it and bake at 350 for about 25 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool until warm but not hot [15 minutes approximately].
• Make frosting:.
• Melt butter and stir in an equal part of powdered cocoa.
• Dump in some powdered sugar, add a little half and half. Stir.
• Keep tweaking ingredients, according to your own taste, until you get your preferred sweetness and spreadability.
• Frost brownies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Chop or break chocolate into small pieces.
• In a small saucepan, add chocolate pieces and butter and melt, stirring, over very low heat.
• When Chocolate is completely melted, remove from heat and stir to combine with butter.
• Set aside to cool.
• Butter well a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a medium bowl, add brown sugar and stir in the eggs, mixing well after each addition, breaking up any lumps of sugar.
• When all the eggs have been added, stir in granulated sugar, vanilla and salt.
• Add the chocolate and butter mixture to egg mixture, then slowly stir in flour.
• Add 1/2 the pecans and stir to combine.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Spread remaining pecans over the top of brownie batter and gently press into the batter.
• Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean and they begin to pull away from pan.
• Cool brownies completely, then refrigerate at least 4 hours.
• Cut into bars and serve.
• They keep about a week if stored in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan. Place 8 ounces of baking chocolate with 1 cup of butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on High until the chocolate is soft and the butter has melted, about 2 minutes. Stir to mix.
• Place the eggs, 3 cups of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low, and beat in the melted butter-chocolate mixture. Beat in the flour until just combined (do not overmix), and stir in the chopped walnuts. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with fudgy crumbs, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pan before frosting.
• To make frosting, combine 1 1/4 cup of sugar with the heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to simmer, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, and let the mixture simmer for 7 minutes without stirring.
• Remove the cream mixture from the heat, and stir in 5 ounces of baking chocolate and 1/2 cup butter, stirring to melt and blend the chocolate. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; whisk until smooth. Place the frosting in the refrigerator and stir every few minutes until the frosting is chilled and thick, about 30 minutes. Frost the cooled brownies, and cut into squares.

Steps:

• preheat over to 375 1. Melt chocolate and butter in microwave for 2 -3 minutes, stirring every minute until melted. 2. Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer for 10 minutes 3. Blend in chocolate mixture on low speed. Stir in flour and nuts, if using. 4. Spread in foil lined 13 x 9 pan. 5. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Do not over bake. 6. Put chocolate chips on top, bake in the remaining 5 minutes 6. Spread chocolate chips on top when still warm

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.

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and butter over very low heat, stirring constantly (or heat in microwave bowl in microwave for 2-2 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, then stir until melted and smooth.) Cool slightly.
• Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla in large mixing bowl on high speed for 10 minutes. Blend in chocolate mixture on low speed. Add flour, beating just to combine. Stir in nuts, if using.
• Spread in greased 13x9 inch pan.
• Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
• Cool in pan, then cut into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• Combine the melted butter, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt. Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Decorate with walnut halves, if desired.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with crumbs, not wet. Cool on wire rack.