Texas brownies

0 likes 0 comments Recipe by Elaine Crawford Daguanno

Ingredients for 48 servings

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup strong brewed coffee or water
1/4 cup dark, unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk (2 tsp vinegar/lemon juice into 1/2 cup of milk)
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
Frosting
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 tbsp dark cocoa
1/4 cup milk
3 1/2 cups unsifted powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

35 min · Easy

Directions

1. 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar.
2. In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee(water) and cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling.
3. Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl. Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla.
4. Mix well, using wooden spoon or high speed on electric mixer.
5. Pour into a well buttered 17 1/2 x 11 " pan.
6. Bake at 400 F for 20 min or until brownies test done in the center.
7. While brownies bake, prepare frosting. In a saucepan, combine butter, cocoa and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring.
8. Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth.
9. Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon a you take them out of the oven. Cool. Cut into 48 bars.

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