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Hey guys.. wish me luck.. Later this week {probably tomorrow night} I am going to bake something for the 1st time lol..

I actually did a bit of baking in 7th grade home ec but that of course was supervised.

If anyone is interested.. I am using Pillsbury double fudgey brownie mix and am going to try to make myself some brownies

lol... good luck. I can bake a pizza!!!!!

I remember making a pizza too.. But remember it was supervised lol

Uh, boy am I glad I am in Western NY and not Central Florida right now

Just be sure not to overcook your brownies. Not all ovens cook the same, and some require a little less (or more) time than that listed on the package. A good test for doneness is to stick a clean fork or toothpick into the middle of your pan of brownies. If it comes out perfectly clean, they are done. Brownies tend to get hard around the edges if not removed promptly from the oven. Enjoy! I love the ones with nuts in them.

Best of luck with your baking, John.

No, sunny. Brownies shouldn't come out clean. Cake should, but brownies come out "underdone" or they will be dry, like brickies

Well.. I'm going to watch them very carefully lol

I like mine a little gooey as well Add some good ice cream and a little hot fudge and I'm in heaven

Thanks Marshall. I was just heading off to bed and now I want to run out and get a hot fudge brownie sundae

ROFL... me too! how's a late night brownie run sound?

I'll go if Linda's buying

LOL.. Tomorrow night I may offer my brownies to the bar if anyone wants them

Josephine96 wrote:LOL.. Tomorrow night I may offer my brownies to the bar if anyone wants them

I usually stay away from sweets but I LOVE brownies. PM me some

Brownies without nuts preferred here.

As for home economics class, by the time I entered junior high, the class was no more because of budget problems. My four siblings took the manatory classes and baked and made pillows and such.

ColdFront77 wrote:Brownies without nuts preferred here.

As for home economics class, by the time I entered junior high, the class was no more because of budget problems. My four siblings took the manatory classes and baked and made pillows and such.

I never had HomeEc. either, but it was by choice. I didn't want to screw up my GPA.

And I agree... no nuts.

John - we have a new chef in the house!!! Now you'll be trying more things. Your topic brought back home ec memories for me. My daughter Nina, 16, loves to make cookies from scratch. She'll have friends over, they'll crank the stereo to the Strokes or Hives and bake away. She'll be giving a Baking 101 class in my kitchen. It's so cute. I want to videotape it, but I don't. I'm shooed away. LOL

I was taught Home Ec by a very strict nun, in the mid 70s. We all said such a waste, she would have the perfect June Cleaver stay at home wife/mother back then!!! Anyway, I was taught how to cook and bake the correct way, leveling off dry ingredients with a straight knive, never just shaking them. Using measuring spoons, no eyeballing the amounts, like you see on Food Network! The one time I remember my group and I really screwed up, was when we baked a lemon meringue pie. One of us yanked the oven door open too quickly to check on it, and the merinque promptly fell. We all knew we shouldn't have done that, oops. So when Sr. Margorie came back and asked - how is your pie coming along girls and opened the oven herself, her reply was - a gasp and then, well girls you get a C on that. We didn't quite flunk but that is one pie I'll never forget that got all botched up! Another thing she taught us was to put colorful items on the dinner table. Never an all white meal. For example yams look good with green beans, and they compliment eachother too, flavor wise. So when I make an all white meal or yellow meal, my husband says - Mary, an all white meal again? What would Sr. Marjorie say? (example would be white fish, white rice, corn, white bread!).

Mary

Hold everything regarding the brownies.. According to the directions.. I need some oil lol.. I don't have any.. so I will stop and get some on the way home tomorrow.. then tomorrow night will be brownie night

Sorry for anyone who I inconvienenced

ColdFront77 wrote:Brownies without nuts preferred here.

As for home economics class, by the time I entered junior high, the class was no more because of budget problems. My four siblings took the manatory classes and baked and made pillows and such.

wx247 wrote:I never had HomeEc. either, but it was by choice. I didn't want to screw up my GPA.

And I agree... no nuts.

I am not positive that Home Ec. was manatory, but as far as I remember it was.

Ok, do we have an actual ETA on the brownies? Becuz I am SO ready for some chocolate! And for those that like ice cream and hot fudge sauce, please tell me you'll share!