Brownies

The brownie is a simple bake good. A chocolate square that can be gooey, cake, chewy, fudgy or any other way you could possibly want it. a good brownie will bring a smile to anyone. This brownie recipe is the simplest way I have ever heard of.

Materials

• a large pyrex (glass) bowl
• a whisk
• a wooden spoon
• a cup measure
• a teaspoon
• a pan or muffin tin (if using muffin tin, see special brownies for topping ideas)

Ingredients

• 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate (i like bakers. it comes in a box of 8 squares. 1 square = 1 ounce)
• 2 sticks of butter
• 1 cup of flour
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla
• 3 eggs

Brownies

1. melt baking chocolate and butter in the microwave for 1 minute. stir until all the chocolate has melted (don't put it back in the microwave, chocolate might burn, just keep stirring. try to break apart the pieces.)
2. put all the rest of the ingredients in the bowl. whisk until combined.
3. pour into pan or tin
4. bake at 350 for a 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a couple crumbs on it (completely clean means brownies are completely dry).
5. See special brownies for topping ideas or enjoy!

Special Brownies

I love Chow.coms You're Doing it All Wrong videos. recently i found one with brownies. Kir Jensen was talking about how to make brownies amazing. she filled them with chocolate ganache. i like it. here's how, in a super easy way.

Materials

• a sauce pot
• a glass measuring cup with spout

Ingredients

• 1 cup of heavy cream
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 recipe brownies (muffin tin style)

Chocolate Ganache

1. pour heavy cream into sauce pot. bring to boil with out lid.
2. while the cream is boiling, pour chocolate chips into measuring cup so it about level with the 1 cup line. 
3. when cream has boiled, pour over chocolate chips. stir until there is no lumps.
4. with a napkin, press a dent in the center of each brownie with your fingers. fill with ganache
5. enjoy!