Brownie Update II
Forget everything I said about saturated and trans fats. Apparently, all I had to do to make the ultimate parve brownies was to reduce the baking time to 20 minutes. I used 1/2 cup of canola oil (as opposed to 1/2 cup + 2 tbs butter or margarine — the standard conversion), and the brownies came out great. When they’re done, the a toothpick inserted into the center should be moist and a little bit fudgy at the bottom.
I’m adjusting the recipe.
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i made these for yontiv this year. they weren’t very sweet, more of a dark chocolate brownie. and they were so fudgy and dense. do they need baking soda or something to get them to rise a bit?
Sounds like you got the brownies to work, but if you still want to experiment I’d try the recipe using Earth Balance margarine (in sticks). It’s non-hydrogenated. I’ve been using is in all of my parve baking and really like it.