Brownies

I love making brownies. I don't eat them, so I don't stick my fingers in the batter and I don't eat the crumbs that come off as I prepare them, but I really love the smell and the process of homemaking them and my lovely little brownie story.




I always loved making stuff "from scratch" or "the hard way." I called my dad once and asked him how you make brownies not from a mix. His reply? "You don't."




Well this is how I make brownies:

http://www.food.com/recipe/fudge-brownies-kitchenaid-mixer-448883 > from the KitchenAid mixer book.




I started with these quality ingredients:






I melted and then cooled the chocolate and I took some photos of that too, but they weren't that great. However, when I creamed together the butter and sugar, I got some really great shots. And the egg action shot is truly amazing. So....here's the process in action:












After all the eggs were added it was quite creamy and I tried to be a bit artistic as I added the cooled chocolate from the freezer.










Then I added the sifted together remaining ingredients for a few more artsy shots and then prepped the pan for the oven.








In the pan before baking:




And 45 minutes of baking later:




Sliced it up a bit (the recipe says it makes 36 brownies - I made 15!) and served to a chorus of delight!