Chewy Brownies
photo by wyojess
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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18
ingredients
- 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 2⁄3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1⁄3 cups baking cocoa
- 2 cups vegetable shortening
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped nuts
directions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cocoa.
- Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening.
- Add eggs, vanilla and nuts to flour mixture and stir until combined.
- Bake 350 degrees in a greased 8x8 pan 20-25 minutes or until the top looks done (don't overbake -- better a little underbaked).
- Enjoy!
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Reviews
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Surely this is a misprint. I made these for our tree trimming party and followed the recipe EXACTLY. They were a disaster - super dry! Where is the liquid? I took them out of the oven after just 20 minutes. (My oven temp. is correct, by the way. I checked with a thermometer.) I was embarrassed and disappointed. I wasted good ingredients on these.
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The texture of a brownie like this is highly sought after and rarely achieved. I'm always on the lookout for a true 'chewy' brownie. Most recipes that claim to be chewy aren't, so this was a great surprise. I made three adjustments: less sugar; -more like 1 1/3 C.; butter, baby! (forget the shortening); and no nuts (I like a smooth brownie with little interference). Also, since I didn't use shortening my method consisted of mixing melted butter, eggs, vanilla, sugar, then combining with the pre-mixed flour, baking sode, and salt. The brownies were perfectly thick, super chewy, and chocolatey of course. A glorious 'crust' of crispy goodness formed as a top layer of the brownie which was just another facet of this brownie recipe that I loved. Thank you wyojess!
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