Double Chocolate Zucchini Brownies Food

ELLIE KRIEGER'S DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally; do not let the bottom of the bowl touch the water.
• Whisk the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and brown sugar until smooth, then add the yogurt, oil and vanilla and whisk to combine. Whisk in the melted chocolate mixture until blended. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just moistened.
• Spread the batter in the prepared pan and sprinkle with walnuts, if desired. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely in the pan on a rack before slicing.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Butter and flour 2 loaf pans.
• Whisk the flour with the cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves in a medium size bowl.
• Beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl with a mixer on med high until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• While you're mixing, drizzle in the oil, then the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir the vanilla into the buttermilk.
• Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.
• (Like this--flour, buttermilk, flour, buttermilk, flour) Scrape the sides of the bowl when needed.
• Fold in the zucchini and chocolate.
• Divide batter into the 2 pans.
• Bake until tester comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• (be careful, the tester may look chocolatey from the chocolate in the bread--don't overbake) Cool in pans on rack before removing and slicing.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a jelly roll pan.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat the butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat the first egg into the butter until completely blended, then beat in the vanilla extract with the last egg. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the zucchini; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, chocolate chips, and walnuts on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, 25 to 30 minutes.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BROWNIES

Steps:

• Beat sugar, oil, yogurt, egg, and vanilla together until smooth.
• Add flour through cinnamon and stir until a thick batter forms.
• Fold in the zucchini and chocolate chips. As the moisture from the zucchini soaks into the batter, the batter will soften a bit.
• Spray a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan with cooking spray and pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 - 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
• Cut into squares and enjoy!