Chocolate Cravers Brownies

Okay y'all here is the recipe for the brownies mentioned in an earlier post... I might say that when it comes to recipes I like to tinker. So, feel free to do that too. Add butterscotch chips instead of chocolate pieces, add another egg to make them more cake-like. It is hard to mess them up unless you burn them or omit too much oil. If you decide to use applesauce or fruit puree to make them healthier, I recommend using half the oil/butter called for and substitute the rest with applesauce/puree. The texture can become dense when substituting applesauce for all the oil in recipes. Also, feel free to substitute whole wheat flour for all-purpose. Again, the texture may be heavier and slightly drier than the all white flour recipe. I add extra cocoa in my chocolate recipes and I reduce the amount of sugar by about 20-25%. If you reduce the sugar by much more than that, the outcome will be a less fluffy product. I am using a convection oven so the time was short and sweet. Do not overcook these brownies, when they are ready they will have shiny delicate cracks on the top. A butter knife inserted will come out moist not completely clean. I do not recommend using a glass pan. I have tried it both ways and they cook up better with a metal pan. For an ultra rich ultra yummy brownie use melted butter instead of oil. Good luck!

Fudge Brownies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
1/2 cup sugar(I have already reduced the sugar amount-use 3/4 c. if you have a sweet tooth)
1 tsp vanilla
1 heaping tablespoon instant coffee granules
2 eggs
1 3oz chocolate bar(I used 70%), chopped
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts(optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.

2. In a medium bowl, mix together the oil, sugar, vanilla and coffee granules. Beat in eggs. Combine chocolate bar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; gradually stir into the egg mixture until well blended. Stir in walnuts, if desired. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Mixture will be thick!

3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Let cool on a wire rack before cutting into squares. Do not overcook!