On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:10:52 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>>
>> I found a box of ?Duncan Hienz? brownie mix in the cupboard last week.
>> It had expired in June, so I made it. Directions said to use an 8x8
>> pan. 'for chewy brownies use a bigger pan.' I used an 11x17. The
>> batter barely covered it and had to be 'buttered' into the corners.
>>
>> They weren't bad- definitely made the 'chewy' list.
>
>As for me, I live alone and don't need to be baking an entire batch of
>brownies. I like them but I rarely eat them. For me, my local 7-11 sells a
>pretty decent brownie square with walnuts for only $1.19. They taste as
>good as homemade to me and by buying them occasionally, it prevents me from
>eating too many. If I made a big batch, I would go crazy and eat them all
>myself in a day or so.
>

I'd have to break my microwave brownie recipe down into a single
serving size- and nuke it in a coffee cup.. . . add a scoop of ice
cream and Bob's your uncle. [sorry-- I know I've never used that
phrase twice in the same year before, but it deserves more exposure.]

Jim.