Picnic

Basic Brownies is for Dessert, Snack.

Basic Brownies takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Basic Brownies takes 30 minutes to cook.

Basic Brownies makes 36 servings.

The ingredients for Basic Brownies are:

4 oz. (squares) unsweetened baking chocolate
2/3 cup shortening
4 eggs
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cup all purpose flour

Here is how you make Basic Brownies:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9" x 13" pan2. Put the chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for about 2 minutes. Stir well. If not melted, microwave a little longer. Stir and set aside.3. In a large mixing bowl, drop in the 4 eggs. Then add the sugars, salt, vanilla and baking powder. Mix well with an electric mixer.4. Beat in the melted chocolate and shortening.5. Finally mix in the flour. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.6. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes if the pan is a shiny metal pan. If it is dark colored bake for only 25 minutes (or if in a dark colored pan you may want to lower the heat to 325.)7. Remove from oven and cool on a metal rack. When cool, cut into 36 pieces (6 pieces - 5 cuts - each direction).Number of Servings: 36Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANTIOCHIA.

The nutritional information for Basic Brownies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 36
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 112.7

• Total Fat: 5.5 g
• Cholesterol: 2.1 mg
• Sodium: 80.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 0.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Basic Brownies is Vegetarian