BACK BY POPULAR REQUEST. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON IS FILLED WITH REQUESTS TO ONCE AGAIN FEATURE THIS AMAZING BROWNIE RECIPE. IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED IT, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ONCE AGAIN! The story behind the recipe is really interesting. My father's best friend from Texas brought a tray of brownies to us--more than 30 years ago. They were fabulous. We gobbled them up and then they were gone. ( Bill had gone to college with a young man who started a highly successful gourmet chocolate shop in New York City.) Sometime during the following year, we were vacationing together at John Gardiner's Tennis Ranch in the Carmel valley. I approached Bill with , " can I ask you a special favor?" You can guess what the favor was to be. Bill smiled and said he would share the recipe with me as long as I did not give it to anyone in Dallas. His girls had talked their cook, in those days, into making brownies and the girls sold them in their neighborhood in Dallas--Highland Park. SO, as the story unfolds, the recipe was written on a John Gardiner Tennis Ranch notepad. I still have it this day, complete with chocolate spots! My request to you is: If you try this recipe, please let us know how you like it and send any comments your family may have. We can always be reached at sales@appointments.com. Your thoughts are important to us! BILL’S BROWNIES INGREDIENTS: 2 sticks butter or margarine 4 one oz. squares unsweetened chocolate 3 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 t. vanilla 3/4 cup flour semi-sweet chocolate chips powdered sugar OVEN: 350 DEGREES In top of double, melt butter and chocolate. Remove from heat and stir in the slightly beaten eggs. Add the sugar, vanilla and flour. Pour in oblong pan. Sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool. Dust with powdered sugar. Cut in small squares. HINTS: We suggest using the aluminum pans that say "cake pans" from the grocery store. The rectangular pan with the narrow edge--not a deep lip. Sometimes they even come with a plastic cover to "snap on". Spray the pan lightly with Pam before pouring in the batter. If you do not eat all at once, the brownies will keep in the fridge and taste like fudge. Make a great start for Brownie Ala Mode too Please let us know if this is your favorite, too. We truly appreciate your comments and feedback. We can always be reached at sales@appointments.com. |