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2
cups all-purpose flour
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2
cups sugar
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1
teaspoon baking soda
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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1
cup water
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1
cup butter
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1/3
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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2
eggs
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1/2
cup buttermilk or sour milk
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1 1/2
teaspoons vanilla
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1
recipe Chocolate-Buttermilk Frosting (see recipe below)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 15x10x1-inch or a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan combine water, butter, and cocoa powder. Bring mixture just to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add the cocoa mixture to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
3. Bake about 25 minutes for the 15x10x1-inch pan, about 35 minutes for the 13x9x2-inch pan, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Pour warm Chocolate-Buttermilk Frosting over the warm brownies, spreading evenly. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes 24 brownies.
- Note To make 1 cup sour milk, place 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar in a glass measuring cup. Add enough milk to make 1 cup total liquid; stir. Let mixture stand for 5 minutes before using. Use 1/2 cup sour milk in the brownies and 3 tablespoons sour milk in the frosting. Discard remaining sour milk. Or reconstitute dry buttermilk by following the directions on the powdered buttermilk container.
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1/4
cup butter
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3
tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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3
tablespoons buttermilk or sour milk
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2 1/4
cups powdered sugar
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1/2
teaspoon vanilla
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3/4
cup coarsely chopped pecans
In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa powder, and buttermilk. Bring mixture to boiling. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until smooth. If desired, stir in pecans.
- Servings Per Recipe 24,
- Calories 237,
- Protein (gm) 2,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 35,
- Fat, total (gm) 10,
- Cholesterol (mg) 44,
- Saturated fat (gm) 6,
- Sodium (mg) 185,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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These brownies were excellent. Loved the cakiness of them. My husband votes a ten out of ten for them.
2/21/2012 06:12:01 PM Report AbuseThese are more of a dense, buttery cake. Instructions are fine, except for the frosting I would use a small saucepan & don't boil it (it separated on me my 1st try). Just get it really hot and make sure it is steaming before mixing in the sugar. Also - don't make the frosting in advance since it will sort of crystallize as it cools. A little messy without a fork and plate, but still worth it if those aren't available! Delicious recipe. Not super chocolate-y. More sugary.
2/7/2012 10:17:45 PM Report AbuseThese brownies are really delicious, not hard to make and are nice a soft. Yes, they are kind of "cakey" but not too much so.
2/8/2010 03:34:01 PM Report Abuse