Brownies....MMMMMM!!!!

Laura over at Real Mom's Kitchen asked for this recipe so here it is and if you all get a chance stop by her site and check it out..she has some really yummy ideas....






1 2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter (unsalted preffered but its to your taste)
3 tsp coffee dissolved in 2 tbsp hot water
2 large eggs
1 1/3 cups flour all purpose
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
smidge of salt
preheat oven to 350 degrees

melt butter in a pot or microwave and then add coffee and sugr and mix til blended..will be grainy you want this..stir in eggs and fold til incorporated but do not beat you can add extract at this time if you please..i used orange, almond, vanilla or rum.
combine the dry indredients and sift. Add to the the wet mix and mix till all incorporated. now would be the time to add your nuts or candy bits.
pour into a greased 8x8 pan. and bake for 23 to 28 minutes


i did it a litle different for gifts and for the kids to take to summer camp in a ziploc baggie...cant go wrong with mini bundts....cook for only 15 minutes and they are so moist and so fudgy and the chocolate in these brownies enhances the rich chocolate flavor

cabernet brownies ...the best of both worlds

As we sat down to watch TRUE BLOOD i realized i was in the mood for something chocolatey and decided to make my favorite... brownies. I noticed sitting on the counter was a bottle of cabernet from SONAMA VALLEY and i though hmmm...chocolate+wine=bliss..so i got to baking

2/3 cups all purpose flour
a pinch of baking powder

1/2 cup butter..the real stuff there guys
3-4 ounces of UNSWEETENED bakers chocolate chopped roughly
11/4 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
some wine....really i used only 1/4 cup if that even

mix the dry ingredients then... in a heavy small pot melt the butter and chocolate til smooth and then take off the heat and let cool a few minutes...do not let boil...yuck taste.. add the sugar and the wine, yes its supposed to be grainy, add the eggs just til incorporated and then add it to the flour mix.. feel free to add nuts at this time... put in a 350 oven for 25 minutes... and whala...brownies.. but when you eat them....its best with milk...but i did the wine anyways because i am a rebel and SEMI PSYCHO BAKER...have a great day