Fat Witch Cocoa 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.

RICH, FUDGY COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13x9 inch pan.
• Melt shortening, butter over low heat or in the microwave.
• Remove from heat and add cocoa, blending well with a wooden spoon.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat well, by hand, after each addition. (It is important to add the eggs individually and to mix them by hand. If you don't, the brownies do not turn out near as good.).
• Stir in vanilla, flour, and salt.
• DO NOT OVER BEAT!
• Fold in nuts.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting.
• Extra Rich Variation: melt 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate with butter and shortening. Proceed as directed; reducing cocoa to 3/4 cups and increasing flour to 1 1/4 cup. These are sinfully good!

FAT WITCH BROWNIES

Steps:

• Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan with butter; dust with flour and tap out the excess; preheat oven to 350°.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring often; set aside to cool.
• Cream the sugar, eggs, and vanilla together; add in the cooled chocolate mixture; mix until well blended.
• Measure the flour and salt; then sift together directly into the chocolate mixture.
• Mix batter gently until well combined and no trace of dry ingredients remains.
• *At this point, stir in any extras like walnuts.
• Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan; bake 33 minutes or until toothpick tests done (clean or with only crumbs, no batter).
• Remove from oven and cool on a rack for 1 hour; cut just before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift the cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together into a large bowl. Add the coffee and corn syrup. Blend with a wire whisk until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Add the applesauce, sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk until completely blended. Add the flour. Fold in the yogurt with a wooden spoon just until it is incorporated.
• Fold the batter into an 8-by-8 inch nonstick baking pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the mixture is just beginning to separate from the edges of the pan and is firm to the touch in the centre.
• Remove from the oven, place on a rack, and cool completely in the pan, about 2 hours.

FAT WITCH COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Grease a 9x 9 inch baking pan with butter; dust with flour and tap out the excess; preheat oven to 350°.
• In a small saucepan, heat the butter over low heat just until melted, but not brown.
• Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
• Add the cocoa powder and sugar to the butter; whisk until blended.
• Add in the eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
• Add in the vanilla; whisk to mix inches.
• Measure the flour and salt and sift together into the batter; mix the batter gently until well combined and no trace of the dry ingredients remains.
• At this point, if desired, stir in any extras like walnuts.
• Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until tests done with toothpick (comes out clean or with only crumbs, not batter, on it).
• Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 1 hour; cut just before serving.

FAT FREE DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 13" X 9" baking pan with no-stick spray. Set the pan aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, cocoa, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour and baking powder. Set the flour mixture aside.
• In another large bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Slowly stir in the prunes or applesauce, buttermilk and vanilla. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined. Fold in the walnuts.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes or until the brownies just begin to pull away from the sides of the pan (do not overbake). Cool completely on a wire rack. Lightly sprinkle with the powdered sugar, then cut into bars.