brownie discussion..

do you make brownies from scatch or from a mix..what do you add to the brownies to make them yummy..

my dh went to visit his mother and step father..so i baked them a batch of brownies..my step fil..said it was the best brownie he's ever tasted..could be because he's been on a vegan diet for several mos..the brownie was made from a mix and i tossed in reeses pieces candy chips.

I use a mix.  I like triple chunk or chocolate chunk.  It has a pic of Hershey's on the box.  I like the hard edges all the way around and everyone else can have the middle!

I make them from scratch.  Mixes taste so...."mix-y" to me.  Somewhere around here I have a good brownie recipe or two -- one plain, one with cream cheese.  Haven't made them in forever, because I'd just eat them!

We call the harder edges around brownies the "brownie bones."  We like them, but I can keep them from happening if I shield the top edges of the pan with foil strips. 

My mom used to make the best brownies....unfortunately the recipe was in her head and even tho' I watched her and have the basics, mine never turn out as good as hers.

So for now, at least, I use the boxed brownies.  Think it's Betty Crocker w/ walnuts & they turn out pretty good.  Not as good as mom's but what can I do?

LOL

I don't care for the flavor of brownies from a mix, so I always bake from scratch.

The Best Brownies

1 c melted butter (may use 1/2 butter flavored shortening)

2 c sugar

4 eggs

1 t vanilla

2 1/4 c flour

2/3 c cocoa

1 c chocolate chips

1 c chopped nuts

Mix all ingredients well.  Bake in a greased 13 X 9 pan at 350° for 35 minutes.  No frosting is needed. 

ReneeC___NCalif:

My mom used to make the best brownies....unfortunately the recipe was in her head and even tho' I watched her and have the basics, mine never turn out as good as hers

Even when following a recipe written down by my mom, it never comes out as good.  Or at least not as good as I remember it from when I was a kid.  Of course, at that time, she was the one cooking it so that's probably the key!

Summer74:

We call the harder edges around brownies the "brownie bones." 

LOL. I'll have to remember that.

Summer74:

We like them, but I can keep them from happening if I shield the top edges of the pan with foil strips.

No way!  That's the best part.

Angel_Food:

No way!  That's the best part.

I only shield for my "Sunday Go To Meeting" brownies....if they're staying home with us, then I make bones. 

BTW, the leftover pieces of crusts on pizza, if you have someone who won't eat that part, are also called bones.   

I make them both ways, from scratch and from a box.  Just depends on how ambitious I feel & if the boxes were on sale that week.  They never last more then a day here, so the effort only really matters to me.  The kids like it when I put reeses chips in them.

BlueDenim_MI:

Even when following a recipe written down by my mom, it never comes out as good.  Or at least not as good as I remember it from when I was a kid.  Of course, at that time, she was the one cooking it so that's probably the key!

They're easy and I don't worry about them falling, so I always make them from scratch.  I use various recipes, but this is one of my favorites.  I think this one may be from the BB but I'm not sure:

I make them from a mix and from scratch. My  favorite homemade brownies are the cookie dough brownies,I think the recipe came from here. I f i make them from a mix,as soon as they are out of the oven,I add chocolate chips and toasted chopped pecans. Now I want a brownie...