Jim's Brownies
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
25 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
unbeaten |
|
| 4 | squares |
unsweetened chocolate
melted |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | cup |
pecans
chopped |
|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| Chocolate icing | |||
| 1 | squares |
unsweetened chocolate
melted |
|
| 1 | cup |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
butter
softened |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
milk
or water |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
unbeaten |
|
| 4 | squares |
unsweetened chocolate
melted |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 237 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
| 414 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| Chocolate icing | |||
| 1 | squares |
unsweetened chocolate
melted |
|
| 237 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 15 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
milk
or water |
|
Directions
Cream butter until soft and fluffy; gradually beat in sugar; creaming well.
Add eggs, one at a time, and melted chocolate, mixing thoroughly.
Add vanilla.
Gradually beat in flour which has been sifted.
Stir in chopped nuts. (walnuts are also good).
Turn batter into a greased jelly-roll pan.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃). degrees for 25 minutes.
Mix all ingredients for icing together in a bowl.
When brownies are cool, spread with chocolate icing.
Variation: Brownies made in blender: Place eggs, vanilla, soft butter, sugar and melted chocolate in blender container, cover, switch on the motor, and blend until smooth, using a rubber spapula in the top of the mixture.
Pour over flour in a pan, stir; add nuts, and bake.
