We got this recipe out of the Reader's Digest as a winner of a brownie contest. Which brings me to a burning question that I've had for a long, long time. It has been burning at least since I got my other brownie recipe out Seventeen magazine back when I was a teenager. It was also a contest winner. So here's my question: how does one actually judge a brownie contest? Think about it. Everyone has a brownie recipe. And they all think theirs is the very best. So a contest is announced and loads of people send in their recipe. A cooking team is put together and they bake up these heaps of brownies and the tasters walk in and eat away? And after about 7 brownies even in small portions, they all have a tummy ache and they never want to look at another brownie ever again. So how is a conclusion ever drawn? Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
However, I am extremely grateful for these brownie tasters because that way a non brownie connoisseur like myself can land a great recipe with little experimenting! I just always feel for those testers every time I make brownies.
And today, I'm actually posting my own photo. When I made these for the first time, the amount of marshmallows made me laugh so I grabbed my camera. You'll just have to imagine your own final product:).
1 cup soft butter
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
Mix together. Add:
4 eggs. Stir.
Add 1 ½ cup flour
2 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ cup chopped nuts
Bake on a 1” greased cookie sheet @ 350 for 20 minutes. Cover with 1 lb. marshmallows (yes, one pound!) Bake another 3 minutes. Frost when marshmallows are cool.
Frosting:
1 2/3 cup powdered sugar
½ cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa
1/3 cup evaporated milk
Beat together until smooth.
A few notes:
Real butter makes these much, much better.
1/3 cup of cocoa in the frosting is a little much for my liking. I cut it back by a few TBSPs. But if you like quite chocolaty, go for it!
4 comments:
Those brownies sound delicious! We'll have to try this recipe out for our next bbq!
I tried the brownies this weekend for a few ladies. They turned out heavenly and I gave rave reviews. Thank you.
Do you still have the seventeen brownie recipe? I would love to get my hands on it.
Thanks
Here it is!
Family Favorite Brownies
1 1/3 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 c butter
1 c cocoa
2 c sugar
4 eggs
1/4 c milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x13 pan. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a medium sauce pan, melt butter. Add cocoa, stir to blend. Pour butter -cocoa mixture into a large bowl and blend in sugar with electric mixer. Add eggs and continue blending. Add flour mixture and beat until smooth. Blend in milk and add vanilla. Stir in walnuts. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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