Best Brownies
Earlier today I posted my fail-proof banana bread and mentioned this brownie recipe in passing. I call it junky because there really is nothing wholesome (no high quality ingredients, it even uses cocoa powder instead of real chocolate). I make these with the cheapest ingredients possible (no-name everything and margarine instead of butter) Here is the original recipe and a true story.
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c flour
Mix the butter/margarine and sugar together. Add rest of ingredients in the order they are listed mixing as you go. (mix after each ingredient is added). You can also throw in chopped nuts if that's your thing. Bake in a greased pan at 350 for 20-25 minutes. I "frost" them with a sprinkling of icing sugar because I'm lazy and also make crappy icing.
and the True story: I once made these and put them in the oven without putting the flour in. I pulled them out, stirred in the flour, and they still came out great. I don't really measure any more, just throw it all together. For instance, the 1/3 cup cocoa is really more like three heaping tablespoons. And I definitely use more than the 1/4 tsp of baking powder. I've also added melted chocolate to the batter, it makes them more fudgy but they're good in their original form too.
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c flour
Mix the butter/margarine and sugar together. Add rest of ingredients in the order they are listed mixing as you go. (mix after each ingredient is added). You can also throw in chopped nuts if that's your thing. Bake in a greased pan at 350 for 20-25 minutes. I "frost" them with a sprinkling of icing sugar because I'm lazy and also make crappy icing.
and the True story: I once made these and put them in the oven without putting the flour in. I pulled them out, stirred in the flour, and they still came out great. I don't really measure any more, just throw it all together. For instance, the 1/3 cup cocoa is really more like three heaping tablespoons. And I definitely use more than the 1/4 tsp of baking powder. I've also added melted chocolate to the batter, it makes them more fudgy but they're good in their original form too.