Family Favorite Recipe ~ Pumpkin Brownies
October 25, 2011
Posted By: Shaunescy
Pumpkin Brownies
Some days I wake up and am immediately in the mood for baking. This occurs more often in the midst of the autumn season. Maybe it's all the pumpkin recipes that are flooding the Food Network channel, or maybe it's thumbing through the fall issues of my foodie magazines that are arriving daily in my mailbox that gets me in the mood.
Whatever the reason, today was a day to try Montana Mag Pumpkin Brownies. You can add almost anything to brownies and call it good, right?!
My kids love these brownies and I love the fact that I lightened up the original recipe with the addition of a pumpkin puree and a lesser amount of butter.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups white sugar
4 whole eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray non-stick spray on a 8 X 8 pan. Melt butter, remove from heat and add ingredients in the order listed, stirring well by hand.
Bake for 45-47 minutes. Do not over bake.
Notes:
You can substitute the 8 X 8 pan for a 9 X 13 and shorten the baking time to 25 - 30 minutes.
Tip:
After you allow the brownies to cool for 10-15 minutes, cut with a plastic knife.
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