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    Texas Brownies


    Source of Recipe


    Sunday Dinner

    List of Ingredients




    2 cups all-purpose flour
    2 cups granulated sugar
    1/2 cup (1 stick) 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 eggs
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 tsp vanilla

    Frosting
    1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
    2 tbsp dark cocoa
    1/4 cup milk
    3 1/2 cups unsifted powdered sugar
    1 tsp vanilla

    Recipe



    In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar.

    In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee or water and cocoa.
    Stir and heat to boiling.

    Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl. Add the
    buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla.

    Mix well, using a wooden spoon or high speed on electric mixer.

    Pour into a well buttered 17 1/2 by 11 inch jelly roll pan.

    Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until brownies test done in the center.

    While brownies bake, prepare the frosting. In a saucepan, combine the
    butter, cocoa and milk. heat to boiling, stirring.

    Mix in the powered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth.

    Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
    Cut into 48 bars.

 

 

 


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