Brownies to Die For!

Every one of the brownie recipes that we have tried from this book were excellent. We took the brownies to church and everyone raved over them. I would definitely reccommend this book to anyone who loves chocolate and loves brownies. They are to die for!

My sister brought this book home from the library and it looked wonderful, so I made up the Kahlua brownies right away. Can you say Fab-u-lous! Since we had to return the book to the library, I bought the book so as never to be more than an hour away from a brownie treat. The next batch of brownies I made (cream cheese layered) were better than the first batch. This book is a solid home run. If you love brownies, you will love this book.

With patience and an understanding that not all ovens are the same, I waited with great anticipation as my first batch of brownies from this book emerged from the oven. A little moist, I simply continued to bake just to the right point...let them cool and devoured them with friends. Can't wait to try the rest of the recipes and get copies for gifts!

"Brownies To Die For"? That title was screaming for me to investigate! I admit, I like my sweets, especially chocolate. But I needed to know...would I die for these brownies like the title indicates I will? Bev Shaffer, the author, has been baking brownies for years. She appears to be a true master! Her publisher is Pelican, and having seen Pelican's books before, I knew what to expect. A comprehensive cookbook on everything brownie related! There are SO many recipes here, it is amazing. I decided to make a batch. With my sons' input, we decided to make the Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies. The recipe was easy-to-follow, really quite straight forward. The one hitch, the recipe was supposed to cook for 35 minutes or until only a couple of crumbs are on a wooden toothpick. Well, I cooked mine for 55 minutes, and we never got to that stage. I decided, in the end, to remove the brownies, and be able to sample part of the batch. When this happened, I had to think...what did I do? I went over the entire recipe. Was my pan size correct? Yes. Did I preheat my oven long enough? How's 45 minutes?! Did I follow the recipe completely? I thought so. Did I measure everything effectively? Yeah! Is my oven really heating up to 350 like it needed to be? Well, I am not sure, BUT I am a food writer, cookbook reviewer and recipe developer. Does that make me infallable? No. But what that does say is I am cooking ALL the time. I am trying new recipes all the time. And I honestly have not had such a discrepancy with the cooking time before this situation. An idea I had later was maybe it was a typo, a keystroke error, perhaps, as 3 and 6 are near each other. Maybe the cooking time is supposed to be 65 minutes! (Anyway, I am open that the error is on my side.) But...were the brownies good enough to die for? Well, I asked my taste testers. My husband - not a big sweet eater - thought they were too rich. My boys gobbled them up! Mine was good! So, I asked...were these brownies good enough to die for? Except for my husband - the non-sweet eater - yes! In fact, they were good enough to kill for!

Brownies To Die For! is an amazing collection of the most tasteful and delightful brownie recipes drawn from her years of experience by Bev Shaffer. From Brownie Parfaits; Orange Brownies; and Chocolate Brownies, to Chocolate Carmel Sauce; Brownie Pudding Layer Cake; and White Chocolate Round Brownies, Brownies To Die For! covers every imaginable type of the scrumptious and soft sweet treats. Brownies To Die For! is enthusiastically highly recommended to all readers with a taste for these tasty chocolate treats!