by Leaha ( edited 26 May 2014 ) 22 May 2014

Here is my grandmother's Brownie Recipe, I mentioned in asterixsews chat about her upstairs sewing room and a cat.

Brownies~ Leaha

1 cup of melted butter

1/2 cup of cocoa powder (Hershey's)

1 cup granulated (white) sugar

1 cup of packed brown (light or dark) sugar

4 whole eggs (no need to separate)

1 cup of cake flour

1 teaspoon of baking powder

a dash of salt

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Melt the butter and add the cocoa, next add the granulated and brown sugars. Mix these together and beat.

Add each egg 1 at a time and beat after each addition. Sift the three dry ingredients and combine with the above.

Last add the vanilla.

Walnuts may be added.

Grease and flour an 11x16 inch pan; bake at 325 approximately 20 minutes (each oven is different).

Do not over cook.

What ever you do don't set them outside to cool or you will be sending an open invitation to every squirrel in the county/parish or borough that you live in...ask me how I know?

Sorry, I don't a picture to include. Hope if you try them, that you like them.

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Comments (12)

by ansienaude 23 May 2014

thank u now i can blame somebody else for the next kilo on my bumble bee backside lol

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by Leaha 23 May 2014

Oh not me...these haven't any calories as I forbid them to come in my recipes. :PPP Thanks for the chuckle. :)

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by judyoake 23 May 2014

Sounds divine! I can't wait to try! Thank you

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by Leaha 23 May 2014

Enjoy. Thanks let me know what you think. :)

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by lilylady 23 May 2014

Thanks! Better with frosting or not?

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by Leaha 23 May 2014

I never use frosting so I can't tell say. They always came out of the oven and disappeared to fast for that. So I guess the best answer is to try them both ways. These are not at all like bakery brownies.

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by decojo 23 May 2014

Looks great...thanks for sharing!

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by Leaha 23 May 2014

You are welcome, enjoy :)

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by sewilso 23 May 2014

Yummy! Thank you Leaha
brownies are hard to beat. Thanks for sharing the recipe! sharon

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by Leaha 23 May 2014

You are welcome and I hope you like them, let me know, ok? :)

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by dragonflyer 23 May 2014

They sound yummy...love brownies!

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by Leaha 23 May 2014

We do too. :) thanks.

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by marianb 23 May 2014

Thank you for the recipe, they sound delicious..

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by Leaha 23 May 2014

You are welcome. :)

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by asterixsew Moderator 23 May 2014

Leaha thanks so much for this. I now have to decode some of the recipe as I presume cake flour is what we call self raising and I need to check on what a cup is for me. Now for some fun over the weekend and a happy husband as he will enjoy eating it

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by sewilso 23 May 2014

Cake flour is not self rising I don't believe. It is for a finer crumb, not as coarse. We have self rising as well, it isn't the same.

by babsie 23 May 2014

No there is a difference. Self raising does not need baking powder and cake flour needs baking powder as there is no raising ingredient in it. Hope you get it sorted out. Enjoy your baking. Hugs

by Leaha 23 May 2014

Cake flour is NOT self rising as already stated. I just make my own by using a sifter and sifting the the amount needed 9-12 time before I add anything to it. It comes out lighter and fluffier and finer than just plain flour.
If this helps; you can use a mug you drink coffee, tea or hot chocolate out of as long as it isn't over 10 ounces. Just use it throughout the recipe...don't change to another.
I forget our measuring system is different from most of the worlds.
Hope they turn out great and that he is a very happy camper.

by Leaha 23 May 2014

Please let me know if you like them. :)

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by spendlove Moderator 23 May 2014

Thanks for sharing.