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Lightly grease a baking pan 13 x 9 X 2.
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You can also use two 9 inch square pans, lightly greased.
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I do not use a mixer.
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Hand-mixing turns out a better brownie.
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Overbeating makes them tough.
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Measure out all of the ingredients.
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In the biggest bowl, place sugar (#2).
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In a second bowl, gently mix together flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder (#1, 6 & 7).
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The cocoa powder will fly around if you are too rough.
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In a separate container, melt the shortening (#3).
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It takes only a short time (about 1 minute) to melt it in a microwave be careful!
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Note: You will be adding the melted shortening to the sugar.
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But you must add the other ingredients fairly quickly, because if you delay at all, the sugar and shortening will turn into a solid lump!
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Do not add eggs to warm melted shortening, or the egg whites will cook.
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Break eggs (#4) into a bowl, and mix them so that yolks break.
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Do not beat.
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This is how I mix the ingredients:.
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1.
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Take bowl with sugar;.
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2.
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Add melted shortening and stir;.
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3.
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Immediately start adding some (about 1/2) of the flour mixture.
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Add eggs and keep stirring.
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Add in remainder of flour.
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Then you can slow down, adding vanilla (#5).
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4.
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Add nuts last (if you want them).
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5.
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Pour into pan(s).
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Bake 30 minutes, or until batter pulls away from sides, or until tester inserted into center comes out clean.
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Let cool 30 minutes.
