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INGREDIENTS:
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 tbs. maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts
2/3 bag of Nestle’s semi sweet chocolate chunks
confectioners’ sugar (optional)
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder. Combine oil, eggs, corn syrup and vanilla; add to dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chunks and nuts if desired. Spread in a greased 13-in.x 9-in.x 2-in. baking pan. I like to sprinkle some nuts on top too. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Dust with confectioners’ sugar while warm if desired.
This is the first time I’ve ever made brownies that did not come out of a box. And I have to tell you that they turned out amazing! And they are so easy to make. There is hardly any prep time, you just have to throw all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and fold with a spatula until moistened. Then dump the batter in a pan and bake!! No creaming butter and sugar first, or adding dry stuff gradually. No rolling out and cutting into shapes and rolling out again… For some reason I was led to believe that making brownies was just as – or almost as difficult as making a cake. That’s why you use a box mix right? Something else that has always bothered me about box brownies is that the crust gets all crunchy and hard. (forgive me, all of you who particularly like the crunchy part of the brownie. I suggest that you don’t make this recipe and stick to your trusty box mix.) The rich chewiness is what makes brownies great in my opinion, next to the chocolate part that is. But the crust on these Yummy Brownies is chewy all the way to the pan!
In our pantry we have a Tetley English Blend and a large assortment of herbal teas to choose from. My Grandma’s favorite is the Celestial Seasonings Tangerine Orange Zinger, she likes it piping hot with sugar and lemon in it. My favorite tea (at the moment) is a Pomegranate Green Tea by The Republic of Tea. This tea is sweet enough not to add anything and it’s good for you too. What a plus! I do add honey and lemon to most herbal teas. A locally farmed honey that’s not refined or processed or anything like that, and the juice squeezed out of a fresh “real” lemon, not a squeeze out of a bottle of Real Lemon from the door of the refrigerator. I like to use my electric tea kettle, so I don’t have to worry about turning off the stove when the water gets hot.
Tell me what your favorite kind of tea is and why!!
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