Texas Brownies Recipe

By Jean Teller
Published on December 7, 2010
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Lori Dunn
Texas Brownies taste as good as they look in this photo.

JoAnn Fitzgerald, Davis, Oklahoma, has lost a recipe for brownies that she found in Grit about 25 years ago. She says the batter was very thin.

Verda Frahm, Mapleton, Iowa, sends her favorite brownie recipe, writing, “This batter is thin when mixed up. It’s a very moist brownie.”

Main Story:
GRIT Recipe Box: January/February 2011 

Texas Brownies

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1?2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1?2 cup shortening
1 cup strongly brewed coffee or water
1?4 cup cocoa
1?2 cup buttermilk, or 2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting: 1?2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2 tablespoons cocoa
1?4 cup milk
3 1?2 cups confectioner’s sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting:

1?2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine2 tablespoons cocoa1?4 cup milk3 1?2 cups confectioner’s sugar1 teaspoon vanilla

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