{"id":8660,"date":"2013-01-30T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2013-01-29T15:03:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T20:03:31","slug":"at-home-with-gch-brownies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/30\/at-home-with-gch-brownies\/","title":{"rendered":"At Home with GCH: Brownies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ah brownies!\u00a0 When I was baking for a local deli in my area, brownies were without a doubt one of the most popular items I sold.\u00a0 Until relatively recently, if I wanted to make brownies, I just went to the box mix.\u00a0 It was easy and they had so many different varieties.\u00a0 Well, if this sounds like you, I challenge you to take the plunge into making your brownies from scratch.\u00a0 You won\u2019t believe the difference until you do it for yourself!\u00a0 It is still easy, and the possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n

Today I am going to share my basic brownie recipe with you, and one of the variations I have come up with.\u00a0 Remember, you can be as creative as you wish!<\/p>\n

Basic Brownie Recipe<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00bd# (2 sticks) butter (I use salted)<\/p>\n

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate<\/p>\n

2 large eggs<\/p>\n

1+\u00bd cup sugar<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure is best<\/p>\n

1 cup all-purpose flour<\/p>\n

\u00bd teaspoon kosher salt<\/p>\n

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Directions:<\/h3>\n

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.\u00a0 Spray an 11 x 7 brownie pan (did you know they made actual brownie pans?\u00a0 I didn\u2019t!) with cooking spray, or butter and flour it if you prefer.<\/p>\n

2. Using the microwave, melt the butter and chocolate.\u00a0 Start with one minute, and then stir.\u00a0 If it needs to melt more, heat using 30-second intervals, stirring between until the mixture is smooth.\u00a0 Let stand. (You may also use a double boiler if you prefer.)<\/p>\n

3. In the bowl of your mixer beat together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed for about 2 minutes.\u00a0 Reduce speed to low and add in the butter\/chocolate mixture until combined.<\/p>\n

4. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt.<\/p>\n

5. Add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture on low speed until just combined.\u00a0 Do not overmix.\u00a0\u00a0 Scrape down the sides and mix a few times with a spatula by hand.<\/p>\n

6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.\u00a0 Bake for 30 minutes on the center rack of the oven.\u00a0 Cool completely in pan, then cut and enjoy.\u00a0 From this size pan I usually get 8 nice sized brownies.<\/p>\n

Variation:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marshmallow Brownies:\u00a0 Use the recipe above.\u00a0 After pouring the batter into the pan, take approximately 1 cup of marshmallow fluff and spoon 6 dollops evenly onto the batter.\u00a0 Run a knife in a back and forth motion to create a marbled look.\u00a0 Bake as normal. \u00a0NOTE: If the fluff is too sticky, place it in the microwave for 30 seconds, it will be easier to work with.<\/p>\n

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Tell me your favorite brownie add-ins! Some of mine are:<\/p>\n

Caramel<\/p>\n

M & M’s<\/p>\n

Mini Marshmallows<\/p>\n

Walnuts<\/p>\n

Mint chocolate chips<\/p>\n

I would love to hear if you try this recipe out, and what creations you come up with!<\/p>\n

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If you would like to send Michelle an email in regards to this recipe, please email her at: \u00a0Michelle@GirlfriendsCoffeeHour.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ah brownies!\u00a0 When I was baking for a local deli in my area, brownies were without a doubt one of the most popular items I sold.\u00a0 Until relatively recently, if I wanted to make brownies, I just went to the box mix.\u00a0 It was easy and they had so many different varieties.\u00a0 Well, if this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":8680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[9296,1585,425,686],"class_list":["post-8660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home-with-gch","tag-at-home-with-gch","tag-brownies","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-michelle-graziano","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/photo-15.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-2fG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8660"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8692,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8660\/revisions\/8692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}