{"id":117,"date":"2021-02-10T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T14:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T14:01:09","slug":"all-you-need-is-love-but-brownies-make-you-happy-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/all-you-need-is-love-but-brownies-make-you-happy-too\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need is love, but brownies make you happy too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37259-lg.jpg?resize=500%2C500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37259-lg.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37259-lg.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37259-lg.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/37259-lg.jpg?resize=60%2C60 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Fudgy Glazed Brownies<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\" id=\"haveabrownie\">February 10th is \u201cHave a Brownie Day\u201d not to be confused with National Brownie day on December 8th. Brownies are a \u201ccomfort food\u201d they just make us feel happy and bring us joy and that homemade comfort. No one really knows the origin of brownies, maybe they were brought to us by the fairytale brownies \ud83d\ude42  So, go ahead and <em>\u201cHave a Brownie\u201d<\/em> Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fadde5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Fun Facts: <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No one really knows the origin of brownies, however Fanny Farmer was the first person to put a recipe for \u201cBrownies\u201d in the 1896 edition of  <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cThe Boston Cooking-School Cookbook\u201d <\/span><\/em> however, the recipe did not contain chocolate, so it was what we refer to as a \u201c<em>Blondie\u201d<\/em> today!<\/li><li>Based on industry estimates, the United States consumes more than 2 billion brownies a year. <\/li><li>Largest Brownie ever made, Hudson Valley Chocolate Festival and Holiday Craft Show in Suffern, New York, late 2001 weighed in at 3,000 lbs. !!!<\/li><li>Most popular mix-in\u2026.WALNUTS!<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FUDGY GLAZED BROWNIES<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Ingredients:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 1\/2\u00a0cups\u00a0all-purpose flour<\/li><li>1\u00a0cup\u00a0unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li><li>1\/2\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0salt<\/li><li>2\u00a0 \u00a0eggs<\/li><li>4\u00a0 \u00a0egg whites<\/li><li>3\u00a0cups\u00a0granulated sugar<\/li><li>2\/3\u00a0cup\u00a070% vegetable oil spread, melted<\/li><li>1\u00a0container (6 ounces)\u00a0low-fat vanilla yogurt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 1\/3\u00a0cups\u00a0powdered sugar<\/li><li>1\/4 \u00a0cup\u00a0unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li><li>1\/2\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0vanilla<\/li><li>2-3\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0hot water<\/li><li>\u00a0Powdered sugar (optional)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For brownies, preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.  Grease bottom of\u00a0a 9 x 13 baking pan. In\u00a0a small mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder and salt; mix well.<\/li><li>In\u00a0medium mixing bowl, whisk eggs and egg whites until blended. Add sugar, vegetable oil spread and yogurt; whisk until blended. Add flour mixture; mix until well blended.<\/li><li>Pour batter into bar pan. Bake 25-28 minutes or until center is set. Do not overbake. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely.\u00a0<\/li><li>For glaze, combine powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla and hot water; mix until smooth and spreadable. Spread evenly over surface of cooled brownie. Let stand until frosting is set. Cut into bars.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>adopted from Pampered Chef\u2019s recipe for <em>\u201cFudgy Glazed Brownies\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamperedchef.com\/pws\/ckiessling\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-product-brownie-pan-set-usca.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-product-brownie-pan-set-usca.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-product-brownie-pan-set-usca.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-product-brownie-pan-set-usca.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-product-brownie-pan-set-usca.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-product-brownie-pan-set-usca.jpg?resize=60%2C60 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookingwithcristy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-product-brownie-pan-set-usca.jpg?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Brownie Pan set available on my Pampered Chef website, click picture to go to my site.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 10th is \u201cHave a Brownie Day\u201d not to be confused with National Brownie day on December 8th. 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