Fudgy Brownies

Tonite I was going to make brownies after dinner only to discover that I did not have a box of my favorite mix.  So, I did what any good baker would do, I got out a cookbook.  Not just any cookbook but my first cookbook.  I think I was 15 or 16 when my Aunt Velma sent me a copy of The Progressive Farmers Desserts Cookbook.  My favorite recipe was Fudgy Brownies.  Just as good as I remember.  Funny, how we make a recipe over and over and something happens and you don't make it for a long time and suddenly you remember how many times you made it and enjoyed it.  And that is what happened tonite.   

Here is what I started with.  Butter, of course, and unsweetened chocolate.  I chopped the chocolate and added it to the butter.  Then at 30 second intervals I zapped it in the microwave.  Stir it together as it melts and it may only take another 15 seconds to be completely melted.  Do not overheat it or it will seize up on you and you have to start over.  After this is all melted, leave it to cool a bit and start to make the rest of the batter with eggs, sugar, flour and vanilla.  When this is well blended, add the chocolae mixture and chopped pecans.

This is when you grease and flour your baking dish. I always disliked (hated) to grease and flour the baking dish and was excited when I discovered Bakers Joy.  If you haven't tried it or something similar, you need to find it and try it.  The oil and flour are already mixed together and all you have to do is shake it up and spray it on.  Easy!  Pour the batter into the prepared dish and bake. 

This is what you get.  Yummy brownies. 

And this is how you eat it when it is hot and fresh out of the oven.  Brownie Fudge Sundaes.  Add BlueBell's Homemade Vanilla and Hershey's Chocolate Syrup and you have something so scrumptious you may think you have died and gone to heaven.  Soooooo Good!

This was a blast from the past.  Check out the recipe page and get to baking.  Or better yet, find you a copy of the cookbook.