Comatose Brownies Food

COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan and bake for 45 minutes. Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.

(PRIVATE) LEAN COMATOSE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 F and generously grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a saucepan, melt the margarine over low heat.
• Add the sugar and stir, keeping the heat on. Don't let the mixture bubble! It should be shiny, however.
• Remove from heat and add cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. (NOTE: If the margarine is salted, leave out the teaspoon of salt or your brownies will be far too salty!) Beat *very* well.
• Add the vanilla and stir more gently, then add the pureed bananas.
• Add the flour and gently stir together.
• Once the batter has cooled down a bit, add the unsweetened chocolate. CAUTION: the more coarsely the unsweetened chocolate is chopped, the sharper the brownies will be. If you like almost sinfully dark brownies, then be daring --.
• Add the chocolate chips if you want. This will also tone down the sharpness (but not by much!).
• Pour the dark batter into the greased baking dish, being careful to get every bit of the batter.
• Bake at 325 F for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out "somewhat clean".
• Cool completely before cutting.
• Brace yourself for the chocolate coma and enjoy.

THE BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius.
• Mix oil and sugar until well blended.
• Add eggs and vanilla; stir just until blended.
• Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
• Stir dry ingredients into the oil/sugar mixture.
• Pour into greased 9 x 9 square pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until sides just starts to pull away from the pan.
• Cool completely before cutting.
• Note: I usually double the recipe and bake in a 9 x 13 pan. If you double the recipe, you will need to cook longer than 20 minutes.