These are the brownies that my sisters and I made when we were growing up. I’m not sure why but for years when I made brownies for a work potluck or to take to Devin’s school or just to gobble up at home I bought a prepared mix. It has taken me making this recipe twice in the last month to turn me around…they are easy to make, I know what’s in them versus a boxed mix and they are less expensive (especially when you look at prices for organic mixes).

These brownies have a great thin, slightly crunchy layer on top and a chewy, fudgy inside:

Homemade Brownies

• 1 1/3 cups organic all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups organic cane sugar
• 2/3 cup melted butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13×9 pan with non-stick baking spray. In a medium bowl stir together sugar and melted butter. Add eggs and vanilla and stir to combine.
• In a 2 cup glass measuring cup measure flour then add baking powder, salt and cocoa powder and use a fork to gentle combine. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir to combine well. At this point you can add 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans or chocolate chips. We had some leftover mini Reese cups that we added in this time
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.