Homemade Brownies

Spring break 2012 is definitely one for baking. One of Julia's best friends is turning 16. She was going to make her a box mix of brownies, but I had been wanting to try out this recipe so I figured that it was the perfect time to do it. Plus, box mix cannot compare to this recipe. This brownie recipe is so rich that I wanted to split it up between a few people and get some of it out of the house due my and my dad's lack of self-control with baked goods. Brownies get me every time because I just keep nibbling and nibbling and before I know it, half of the pan is gone... WHOOPS.

I stole this recipe from one of my lovely housemates because she has made these brownies a few times and my house devours them. She has made a few varieties including mint and peanut butter, but I chose to stick with the original found from Buns in my Oven. You can find the original recipe here.

Homemade Brownies!!

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks of butter)

2 and 1/4 cup of white granulate sugar

4 large eggs

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 and 1/4 cups of cocoa powder

1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (You could change it up and use peanut butter or mint chips if you wanted to add some variety. I decided to stick with the classic chocolate)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 by 13 pan.

In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter.

Once the butter is melted, add the sugar.

In a mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar mixture. Mix in eggs, salt, baking powder, vanilla, and cocoa powder. 

Add the flour.

Fold in chocolate chips.

Pour into greased pan.

Bake for 30 minutes or until done. According to the original recipe, the edges should be firm, and the middle should be done, but still slightly gooey. This gives the brownies the fudgy texture.

These brownies are delectably rich. My siblings loved em, and so did my parents. Hopefully, the birthday girl did too. I can't wait to ask Julia about it when she gets home from track.