2012-01-02: First Recipe! Mom's Brownie Recipe

The first recipe that I pulled from the box was one written by my Mom on old computer paper. It was a recipe for "Best Brownie" and had no accompanying instructions on baking temperature or baking time or size of the baking dish.

Best Brownie

1 Cup Butter
8 oz (250g) Unsweetened Chocolate (I used 2 bars of Camino Bittersweet Chocolate and half a bar of Lindt Dark Chocolate with Chili)
1 1/2 Tbsp Instant Coffee (I used Nescafe)
1 tsp Vanilla
6 Eggs
3 Cups Sugar
1 1/2 Cups Walnuts

I guessed at the instructions...
1) Melt Butter. Add chocolate to butter and melt it all together. Set aside to cool a little bit.
2) Whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Add the walnuts.
3) Stir the chocolate mixture into the wet ingredients.

At this point, I poured the mixture into 2 bread loaf pans and placed them into an oven preheated to 350F and baked them for an hour.

I forgot to grease and flour the loaf pans. When turned over onto a cutting board, half of the brownie stuck to the bottom of the pan and the other half fell out.  It was a very, very moist, tasty, overpoweringly sweet and sodden mess.

A few friends were the recipient of the brownies. One accidentally sat on hers in the car before I could warn her.

Many adjustments are necessary if this recipe is to be attempted again.  In the meantime, I have two pie plates of brownies to give away.  Perhaps my family would enjoy it.

Oh, and the pile of recipes looked a tad untidy on the table, so they have since found a home in a dandy box.