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Mississippi Mud Brownies

from Cook’s Country

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First, let me just say that if I had to list my top 10 favorite desserts, brownies would not be on it. It’s not that I dislike them, it’s that I’m so ambivalent. It’s a bit like chocolate cake for me, it’s just not something that excites me in any way. But my husband is a big brownie fan, and if I don’t make things he likes I will end up eating all of it and that is just a bad situation for everyone. So I have learned to tolerate the brownie in all of its forms, and I keep trying new recipes thinking hey, this may be the brownie to change my mind. It may be the enlightening brownie, the epiphany brownie, if you will.

Internet, this may be the epiphany brownie. If you harbor no hatred for marshmallow, pecans, sugar, chocolate or butter, you really, really need to try this brownie. The government might lie to you, but I certainly won’t.

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Martha’s Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

From Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook

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This was an interesting experience for me – brownies made with chocolate pieces instead of cocoa powder. I used bittersweet discs from Guittard and it took me one or two brownies to really get used to the flavor. If you’ve only had box or store-bought, these are an entirely different experience.

I made another batch a few days ago with the intent of giving them to a friend, but something went horribly, horribly awry in the baking so the center just would not cook. I also used semi-sweet chocolate this time, as my husband commented that they could be sweeter, and the flavor was quite nice.

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