Ghirardelli Pumpkin Brownies Food

GHIRARDELLI AWARD WINNING BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Using a spoon, stir eggs, sugar, and vanilla; add butter.
• Sift together Sweet ground chocolate, flour, salt and baking powder.
• Stir into egg mixture.
• Add nuts and/or chocolate chips.
• Spread into 8" or 9" square baking pan.
• Bake 20-30 minutes.
• For chewy brownies use 8" pan and less baking time.
• For cake like brownies use 9" pan and more baking time.
• Cut into squares.

GHIRARDELLI CLASSIC BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
• Butter and flour 8X8 pan.
• In a heavy 1 1/2 saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• Remove pan from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Stir in brown sugar and vanilla.
• Add eggs, mixing well.
• In bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Slowly fold into chocolate mixture; mix well.
• Stir in chips.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.

GHIRARDELLI TURTLE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Brownies: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Using a spoon, stir eggs with 3/4-cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; add butter. Sift ground chocolate with flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into egg mixture; add nuts. Stir in chips. Spread into greased 8" or 9" square pan. Bake 20 to 30 minutes. For extra chewy brownies, use 8" pan and less baking time. For cake-like brownies, use 9" pan and longer baking time. Cut into squares.
• Caramel Pecan Topping: Once brownie is baked and cooled, in a 3-quart saucepan, bring 3/4-cup sugar, corn syrup, water, and a pinch of salt to a boil until it turns a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat, and slowly add cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Quickly stir in pecans, and pour over brownie layer. Cool on rack. Chill brownies, covered, until caramel is firm (2 hours).

GHIRARDELLI BROWNIES

Steps:

• Grease a 8x8 inch baking pan and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl stir together the eggs, sugar and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Add butter mixing to incorporate.
• Sift the ground chocolate with the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Stir into the egg mixture and add the walnuts.
• Spread into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

PUMPKIN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Grease a square 8x8 pan with cooking spray.
• Blend the pumpkin, sugar, egg and egg whites, and applesauce until smooth.
• Add the flour, baking powder, salt, (and cocoa powder if using that method); blend until smooth.
• Melt the chocolate (I put the the 1-oz square in a small dish and microwaved on high for 30 seconds) and blend it into the mixture, incorporate completely.
• Add the spices and fully blend them inches.
• Mix in the chocolate chips, then spread the mixture evenly into the pan. You might need a rubber scraper to do this.
• Bake at 350. Depending on your oven strength, bake for 20-30 minutes or until completely set. (My convection oven only needed 20 minutes.) Cut into squares, 4x4 to yield 16 brownies.