Texas Brownies Recipes

COFFEE-INFUSED TEXAS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F and lightly grease an 11 by 17-inch sheet pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar.
• In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, shortening, coffee, and cocoa. Stir constantly until heated to a boil.
• Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar.
• Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Mix well, using a wooden spoon or high-speed mixer.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, prepare the frosting by combining the butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir frequently until heated to a boil.
• Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla and stir until smooth.
• Pour the warm frosting over the brownies as soon as they come out of the oven.
• Cool and cut into squares.

FROSTED BROWNIES OR TEXAS BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour and sugar.
• In a large saucepan combine butter, shortening, cocoa, and coffee.
• Mix well and heat to boiling.
• Pour into the flour and sugar; mix well.
• Add the buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a well-greased 11x17 1/2 cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or till done.
• While brownies bake make the frosting.
• In a large saucepan combine the butter, cocoa, and milk; heat to boiling and mix well.
• Mix in the confectioners sugar and vanilla and mix till smooth.
• Pour warm frosting over the brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
• Cool; cut into 48 bars.

FROSTED TEXAS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Brownie: Preheat oven to 400°; grease an 11" x 17" jelly roll pan.
• Mix sugar and flour in a bowl; in a saucepan bring to boil the butter, shortening, water, cocoa and salt; pour cocoa mixture over flour mixture and stir until combined.
• Beat in buttermilk, baking soda, eggs and vanilla; pour into baking pan and bake for 15 minutes, until center is barely set; DO NOT OVERBAKE; the center of the brownie will be slightly puffed but, if not overbaked, will fall when cool.
• Frosting: Prepare the frosting while the brownie bakes; in same saucepan, bring to boil the butter, milk and cocoa; remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla; stir until smooth.
• Pour and spread over the brownie immediately after removing it from the oven; cool and refrigerate.

TEXAS BROWNIES RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar. In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee/water and cocoa. Stir and heating to boiling. Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in bowl. Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Mix well, using electric mixer. Pour into a well-buttered 17 1/2 x 11" jelly roll pan. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until brownies test done in the center. While brownies bake, prepare the frosting. In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa and Irish Cream. Heating to boiling, stirring. Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth. Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Cool completely. Cut into 48 bars.

TEXAS BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar.
• In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee, and cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling.
• Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl. Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla.
• Mix well using a wooden spoon, or high speed on an electric mixer.
• Pour into a well buttered 17x11 jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 400F for 20 minutes, or until brownies test done in the center.
• While brownies bake, prepare frosting. In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring.
• Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth.
• Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Cool. Cut into 48 bars.
• TIP: If you don't have buttermilk on hand, substitute 1/2 cup milk with 2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice. Or you can use powdered buttermilk.