1.Welcome to startcooking.com…I’m Kathy Maister.
2.Chocolate Fudge Brownies are everyone’s favorite and are surprisingly simple to make.
3.An ingredient and equipment list is at the end of this video.
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4.Place the oven rack in the middle position of your oven and then preheat the oven to 350 degrees…
5.Line an 8 inch square baking pan with tin foil.
6.Then spray the foil with some non-stick cooking spray.
7.Set the pan aside while we make the brownies.
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8.Just eight ingredients are needed to make these brownies!
-Butter
-Unsweetened cocoa
-Sugar
-Eggs
-Vanilla extract
-Flour
-Salt
-And Chopped walnuts
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9.Let’s start with the butter…14 Tablespoons of butter need to get cut into pieces.
10.Then place the pieces into a large microwave-safe bowl and melt the butter in the microwave.
11.This will take about a minute.
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12.While the butter is melting…measure
13.1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa and
14.1 1/4 cups of sugar
15.Add the cocoa powder to the butter and whisk it together.
16.Now whisk in the sugar.
17.Set this bowl aside for just a moment.
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18.Crack 3 eggs into a medium bowl…lightly beat them with 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
19.Add the egg and vanilla mixture to the cocoa mixture and whisk it all together.
20.Add a pinch of salt.
21.Measure 1/2 cup of flour and mix that into the batter.
22.If you like walnuts…fold in 1 cup.
23.Pour the batter into the prepared pan …With a spatula be sure to scrape the bowl clean!
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24.Put the pan in the oven. These brownies will take about 30 minutes to cook.
25.Check to see if they are done by sticking a toothpick into the center of the brownies.
26.It should have some moist crumbs attached to it.
27.Be careful not to over bake your brownies!
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28.Remove brownies from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack.
29.Flip the brownies onto a wire rack and peel away the foil.
30.Now flip them upright onto a cutting board and start cutting.
31.Pour yourself a cold glass of milk…and enjoy!
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