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My Brownie Baking Disaster and How I Redeemed Myself

By Kori Puckett

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One day while I was going through one of my sugar cravings, I decided to try my hand at baking brownies.  It turned into a baking disaster.

At first I thought it was because I was baking it too slowly.  But soon I discovered that what I had essentially was mushy chocolate mix that was too oily to even bake properly.  Nothing could save it, so it was quickly tossed out.

Not to be discouraged, I tried my hand at making Praline Brownies.



2 sticks of butter
4 squares of baking chocolate
4 eggs
2 cups of sugar
1 1/2 cup of flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
pinch of salt


For the topping, you'll need:



3 tablespoons butter - melted
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup pecans - chopped



Melt the chocolate squares and butter together.  Mix lightly beaten eggs with the sugar, flour, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.  Add the melted chocolate mixture.  Spread in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.

Combine the 3 tablespoons of the melted butter, the brown sugar and pecans.  Sprinkle evenly over the batter.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven.  Do not overcook.  Brownies should be creamy in the centre.

The only thing I did differently was take out the pecans for the topping and sprinkle chocolate chips on top of the melted butter and brown sugar instead.  I prefer not to have nuts in or on my desserts  (with rare exceptions, like macadamia nut cookies- -yummy).

These brownies turned out better, so I figure I've redeemed myself for the previous brownie baking bust.








This article provided by Kori Puckett, publisher of 300+ delicious, old fashioned, homemade dessert recipes at

http://www.VintageSweetTreats.com






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