Chocolate Pecan Brownies Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on June 14, 2010

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup butter
2 tablespoons water
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.

In a small bowl, mix together flour and baking soda.

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, and water.

Bring to a boil over medium heat.

Remove immediately from heat.

Stir in 1 cup of chocolate morsels and vanilla extract until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

Transfer mixture to a medium bowl.

Cool completely.

Stir in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

Gradually stir in flour mixture until smooth.

Stir remaining chocolate morsels and nuts into batter.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cut into squares.

Fudgy Brownies Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on June 7, 2010

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
5 large eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans (about 12 ounces)
24 walnut or pecan halves

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.

In a saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat (or melt in microwave).

Remove from heat. Cool.

Beat eggs at high speed until foamy.

Gradually add sugar, beating until pale yellow and slightly thickened.

Beat in cooled chocolate mixture, then vanilla.

Sift together flour and salt.

Add nuts, tossing to coat.

Stir flour mixture into chocolate mixture just until flour is incorporated.

Spoon batter into prepared pan.

Decorate top with nut halves.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Do not overbake.

Cool brownies in pan for 15 minutes.

Yield: 2 dozen brownies