Naptime Nonsense: Fudgie Brownies

We didn't have dessert in the house for about 24 hours.  That was about 24 hours too many.   So while I should have been folding laundry or cleaning something I decided to make a little batch of deliciousness.  I've made a bunch of brownie recipes in the past, there are links to about 6 million on Pinterest, but this old recipe from a family friend doesn't disappoint.  One glance at the recipe list can give you a clue why (ahem, butter, ahem)…yum.

Ingredients

1 one-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate 

(the whole package of the kind below)

1 cup of butter (butter only)

2 cups sugar

3 eggs, beaten

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup walnut pieces (I am a nutless brownie kind of girl myself)

Get crazy with a sprinkle of Reeses mini pb cups or chocolate chips on top. Or both.

1. Pre-heat oven to 350

2. Melt the chocolate and butter over low heat in a heavy pan. 

3. Remove from heat and add sugar, egg, vanilla

4. Mix well

5. Add flour, salt…and if you must, nuts

6. Poor into 9x9 inch pan lined with parchment paper 

7. Sprinkle with chocolate chips/PB cup pieces if desired

8. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes

Don't worry, I won't be starting a food photography blog anytime soon.

Friday Bake Sale

Every week I mention to Brian a new crazy idea of how I plan to supplement our income since I left Nike.  There have been a few inventions or small business ideas, one of those ideas was a bake sale.  He said it better be one heck of a bake sale. Since Jake has been napping a little more and I still have a massive sweet tooth, I have been baking.  I didn't bake anything this week, but last week I made my first pie. 

My Mom makes the best berry pies and I wanted to get "trained" before the height of berry season.  It might not have been the prettiest, but it wasn't too hard and it tasted awesome!  So awesome that aside from maybe 2 pieces I ate the whole damn pie. 

Next on the list is baking fresh bread, this one we have to call in the expert, Antie Tu Tu.  She bakes the best bread ever!

Look at me now, from "I'm nervous about my presentation".... to "I hope my crust turns out ok."

I love it!