Bangor Brownies
Submitted by brianjwood on September 13, 2002 at 2:49 am

DESCRIPTION
Bangor Brownies

SUMMARY
Yield 0 File under Cookies Brownies Bars

INSTRUCTIONS
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Bangor Brownies

3 oz(80 g) semi-sweet chocolate, melted
1 egg
1 cup(250 ml) brown sugar
1 cup(250 ml) chopped walnuts
3/4 cups(180 ml all-purpose flour
4 Tbs(60 ml) soft butter
1/4 tsp(1 ml) salt

The first recipe for brownies in print was in the 1906 edition Fanny Farmer's "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book," but they didn't become really popular until the 1930s. According to a 1979 Betty Crocker's cookbook, the original brownies were made by a housewife in Bangor, Maine when the chocolate cake she baked refused to rise. Rather than throw it out, she cut it into bars and it was a hit. Here is the recipe I have adapted from "Betty Crocker's Baking Classics" (1979): Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine thoroughly. Spread evenly in a buttered 8-inch (20 cm) square baking pan and bake
in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into 2-inch (5 cm) squares. Serves 6 to 8.
Reproduced by permission of World Wide Recipes http://www.worldwiderecipes.com
Bon appetit from the Chef at World Wide Recipes
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