Decadent Birthing Brownies
 

The recipe was submitted to my church's cookbook (you know, one of those cookbooks where everyone submits a recipe and the book is bound?)
The author said that if a mom is overdue, and eats these brownies she will go into labor the next day.
I don't know if that is true...yet.

They are chewy and fudgy, not the slightest bit cakey. They crack on the top.

Here is the recipe: ( I have modified the instructions because I am writing them by memory.)

1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 2 ounce squares of bittersweet chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream sugar and butter together until fluffy. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla. Mix in flour, and then nuts.
spread in 9X9 inch pan (I'd probably like them thicker, so next time I will use an 8X8 inch pan)
Bake at 325 for 25 minutes.


I will let you know if I go into labor tomorrow!


ETA: They are very thin. I'd try doubling the recipe for normal thickness brownies.

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:yum

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:rockon

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:yum

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Soooo, what happens if you eat them and you're not even pregnant??? :lol :lol

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I don't know...my son was wondering the same thing. He was hesitant to eat one saying "But I don't want to have a baby!" :giggle

My DD, on the other hand, said "They look like plain ol' brownies. I think it is just a coincidence." :lol

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oh nummy!!! I wanna try some!!!! And I am gonna too soon!!!

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I am *so* gonna bake some of these!!! :rockon

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:lol your dd sounds just like mine... little logical first borns... :P~ :giggle

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Yay! I had to look for your original thread! Lol! What if you're in the middle of being pg? :scratch
I think I'll go with your DD's "It's a coincidence." :giggle
So brownies for supper. . .

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It clearly stated "if a mom is overdue."

I did have the baby the next day. :think
Maybe we need to do a GCM clinical trial.

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:lol you should! (btw, i made these the other night for dh... :shifty i didn't tell him what they were called, though. :lol i'm thinking a double recipe might be good, they were pretty thin...)

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I want to make brownies for Bible Study tonight but I'm actually slightly nervous that these would send my friend who isn't do for three more weeks into early labor. :giggle

I'll find another recipe ;-) I'd feel really guilty if she went into labor tomorrow! (I don't have the chocolate for these anyway!)

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I think you're pretty safe. :giggle ;) Being overdue is the key for most miracle recipes...having inevitable time on their side and all. (Jen, tell dd she's in good company...says another logical firstborn. :O :O)

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If you do make them, do double the recipe as Jen suggested.
They are very thin. I did not care, the chocolatey buttery richness combined with the excitement of impending labor was enough for me. But, if I make them again, I will double them for sure.

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So you're saying you HAVE to be overdue??? :giggle

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And....I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet...if you add the optional nuts, does that mean it'll be a boy? :hiding :shifty

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:spit Molly! :haha

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OK, so, if you double the recipe, in order to make them thicker, you still just make them in the 9x9 pan, right? :think

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I'd be worried about them getting all the way done... :think

(not that I see this recipe in my near future. :hiding)

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:yes :yum

:laughtears

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mmmmmm...buttery.....chocolatey.....that's all I require :yum

Mollobe...... :haha that was a good one....

May have to try these tomorrow. I'll be doing some baking for a friend's care basket anyway, so why not make more buttery sugary chocolatey goodness???? :lol :heart

Maybe they make you go into labor because the enjoyable experience relaxes you and produces endorphins and somehow that makes your body ready to go ahead and start dilating, laboring, etc etc. :shrug I would be rEALLY interested to know if there is any science behind it (I was just thinking today about how I"m so interested in the science of food)

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yummy! Subbing for next spring!

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Ahem...

FTR, BlessedBlue made these when she was overdue and it did not send her into labor. She had some extenuating circumstances, but still. They were gluten-free, so that might have been the problem. ;)

Oh, and even without the nuts, he's definitely a boy!

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I made these tonight, now I'm just waiting for them to come out of the oven.

Of course, I don't have the excuse of being overdue or anything, because I'm the opposite of pregnant right now, but YUMMY anyway!

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You sure we don't need to start a :popcorn thread for you Allison? I mean, the brownies really do do strange and wonderful things! Lol

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even with nuts, I doubt they can undo what the doctor did to dh (love that alliteration)

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:haha

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I made these tonight - well, they're in the oven. I'm only 38.5 weeks, and I made them gluten & dairy free. We'll see if they have any effect.

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I one-&-a-halved the recipe, and put them in an 8x8 pan :grin

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did they help? :)

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This looks worth getting pregnant for just so I can try it! ;)

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That's a very good idea, Rene. :lol

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I didn't eat them all yet. But I am feeling very sore today..........

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:listen:phone

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Gluten-free, Dairy-free, anyone?

3/4 cup coconut oil/margarine, melted (I used 1/2 cup coconut oil & 1/4 cup soy-free margarine)
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs, beaten
6 1-ounce squares of baker's chocolate, melted
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup GF baking mix or GF flour
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream sugar and oil/margarine together. Add eggs and mix well. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla. Mix in flour, and then nuts.

Spread batter in an 8X8 inch pan. Bake at 325 for about 40 minutes.

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10 days until I'm overdue... :shifty

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I don't know about birthing brownines, but this thread caught my eye cause I just made brownies. The kids are in the other room and don't even know yet!!! They are just now started to scent the house up. mmmmmmmmmmm The kids will be so surprised. I will even let them have one before dinner!!!! :P~

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they just asked "are you making brownies".......YUM!!

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I'm a week overdue...brownies are in the oven...fingers are crossed!! :D

:popcorn

When I was "overdue" w/ Gracie I made (and ate) "labor salad" and "labor eggplant parmesan.". Both were very tasty but didn't bring on labor. So, interested to see if it works for you!!

(Weird thing is I'm normally a borwnie junkie but I'm so not in the mood for brownies or any sweets lately ... Maybe in Jan when I pass 40 weeks I will be ...)
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Oh, and don't you have to eat the whole pan on top of the fridge? Maybe that's why the recipe is so thin -- so you can eat the whole pan.
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