Brownies With Praline Frosting

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Well, we got Henry fed, didn't we? Yep. So, Michael, I want to hurry up with these brownies

because Henry will sleep about an hour. So I want to get these done because I do want him to taste them

Our mommies of our grandchildren, they don't like for us to give them a lot of sweets, do they

So they monitor us pretty closely, but I think Michelle will let me give Henry two bites

of this wonderful brownie with a little praline frosting. So when we do it, we do it good

All right, so I'm going to put Michael in charge of melting eight one-ounce squares of unsweetened chocolate

And we're going to add two sticks of butter. And Lulu is roaming the kitchen, Michael

She's looking for scraps. She told me a while ago, I know you had chicken in here

All right. So when that starts melting a little bit, Mikey, go ahead and drop your butter in

Okay. And while you're doing that, excuse me, Lulu. I'm going to start beating up our sugars

I'm going to use two cups of granulated sugar and one cup of brown sugar

And I want to pack that down in there good. Make sure it's one cup

And then I'm going to need five eggs. All right, then go ahead and throw your butter in there

Michael. Uh-huh. We love our children, don't we? Oh, yeah, we do

But I'm telling you what. Grandchildren. Aren't they great? What is it about them

I don't know. I think when you're the parent, I think you discipline them more than when you're grandparents

When you grandparents it just like you at the fair or something But I think as grandparents Not that I don discipline them but not nearly like parents Parents have to do it every minute Well we don feel that responsibility that you feel as a parent

because we can love and say, Okay, go home to Mama and Daddy

All right, I'm going to move that from the heat. Okay. Because we want that to cool down a little bit. Okay

Because we're going to add this chocolate to our batter. Right. So if you scoot around here and after I get this beat up, we're going to need one and three-fourths cup of all-purpose flour

Okay. That is perfect. All right, now if you take this spatula and just run around this bowl for me

Make sure we get all the goods down there. You almost got me

I did. Yeah. All right, Mikey. It is time to add the chocolate

Y'all can look at Michael and tell that he's not eating as many sweets as he used to

He made up his mind he was going to lose 100 pounds. So we still eat very, very good

we just allow ourselves like one day a week to eat anything we want

And this is our Saturday, isn't it? I know, but I can still only like have one of these

Oh, that's right. No, we're not. It really is all about moderation, isn't it

All right. Now, Michael, if you start on the ganache. Okay. That was some heat

Yes. To our pot we gonna add two eight ounce semi chocolate bars and a quarter of a cup of heavy cream And how much heavy cream do you have darling

Half. I was hoping you'd say it a little quicker than what you were saying. A quarter of a cup of heavy whipping cream

Well, that's what I was thinking. If you would help me just scrape this into my pan

Uh-huh. While that's melting, oh gosh. Can I have the bowl? Yes

We used to fight over the bowl when we were kids. Yes. If it's not baked, it doesn't have calories, does it

I didn't win. You didn't win. Hank won. Wonderful sweet chocolatey buttery brownies

Now I'm going to put this in the oven, y'all, on 350, and I'm going to let it bake for about 25 or 30 minutes

Michael, would you open that oven door, please? I sure will. And we're going in with this because before we know it, Henry is going to be awake

Michael, it's our Saturday. Good, I'm ready. We're going to have a brownie

Let's do it. Our brownies are out of the oven, y'all. We've got our ganache

So, Michael, all I'm going to do is pour our ganache over our brownie

And then I'm going to stick it in the fridge and we're going to let it cool. Yes

Look at that. So now, Michael, we're going to make our praline frosting

Okay. And it's so easy. Like a third of a cup of butter

And how much does a third of a cup of butter? That looks like a third to me. You measure us out a half a cup of whipping cream

And while you're doing that, I gonna put one and a fourth cup of packed brown sugar Okay What No not yet You are so anxious man I know I hungry

Now we're just going to whisk this. Yum. Smell it. Smell that brown sugar

Smells just like a praline, don't it? Yes, it does. Now you can slowly add our heavy cream to that

Look. What does that look like? caramel. Yes, it does. Now, if you'll

kind of take over that whisk, I'm going to come in here and I'm going to

measure out one cup of powdered sugar. And we're just going to

eyeball a cup and a half of pecans. Alright. Hit it, Jack. Really

Okay, that's perfect. Now you can add your vanilla. How much? About a teaspoon full

You want to pull out the brownies? Yes, yes, yes. All right, so Michael, a piece for you and a piece for me

Yum. Wish we had some ice cream to cool it down a little

Yes. Hey, you're getting my bite. I was getting for you. Liar, liar, pencil

Bar, I'm getting my own bite. How's that? Delicious. Oh, I heard you swallowing

It's always a good sign, y'all, when you can hear your man swallowing hard

I may hold off on altering my clothes for a little while

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