Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

----------------DESSERTS FROM CHEF FREDDY'S---------------------

----------------------FOR THE BROWNIES---------------------------
2 c Flour 1/4 c Cocoa (unsweetened) [dark]
2 c Sugar 1/2 c Buttermilk
1/2 c Butter (1 stick) 2 Eggs
1/2 c Shortening 1 ts Baking SODA
1 c Coffee [brewed] or water 1 ts Vanilla

----------------------FOR THE FROSTING---------------------------
1/2 c Butter 3 1/2 c Powdered sugar [unsifted]
2 tb Cocoa [dark] 1 ts Vanilla
1/4 c Milk

¯If you don't have buttermilk on hand, substitute 2ts vinegar or lemon
juice mixed into «c milk... or use powdered buttermilk mixed as the
directions specify.®

Preheat oven to 400ø

1) In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar... In a
heavy sauce pan, combine the butter, shortening, coffee (or water),
and cocoa, and heat... stirring to boiling... 2) Pour the cocoa
mixture over the flour mixture in the bowl, add the buttermilk (or
the substitute), eggs, baking soda, and vanilla, and mix well using a
wooden spoon or high speed elec. mixer... 3) Pour into a well
battered 17«" x 11" jelly roll pan and bake in a 400ø oven for 20
min. or until the brownies test done in the center... 4) While the
bownies bake... prepare the frosting, by combining the cocoa, butter,
and milk in a sauce pan and heating, stirring to boiling... Then mix
in the sugar and the vanilla until the mixture is smooth... 5) Pour
warm frosting over the brownies as soon as they come out of the
oven... Cool... cut and serve...

*** Microwave Directions *** 1M) In a large mixing bowl, combine the
sugar and the flour... and in a microwave safe dish, combine the
butter, coffee (or water), and the cocoa... and microwave on high
(100%) for 2 min. until just boiling... 2M) Pour the boiling mixture
over the flour mixture, stirring to blend... Add the buttermilk (or
subtitute), eggs, baking soda, and vanilla, mixing well... 3M) Pour
the entire mixture into a microsafe 9" x 11" baking dish and nuke at
med-high (70%) for 18 minturning the dish every 4 to 5 min., until
the brownies test done in the center... (They may still appear soft
on the surface) 4M) Prepare the frosting in a microsafe dish by
combining the butter, cocoa, and the milk... and nuking on high for 2
min... stirring once, add the powdered sugar and vanilla, stirring to
blend... 5M) Pour warm frosting over the hot brownies ... let
cool... cut and serve...

From the Great American Recipes collection and Fred Goslin on
Cyberealm Bbs in Watertown NY. at (315) 786-1120

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