Bakeware Guide: Choosing the Best Pans for Baking

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How to Keep Brownies From Getting Hard Around the Edge of the Pan

Published Aug,17 2011 | By Lynn Hetzler

Fannie Merritt Farmer edited the first brownie recipe in the 1906 edition of "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book," according to “The Nibble,” a magazine devoted to specialty foods. Household chefs quickly improvised recipes and techniques to make rich, delicious brownies with a consistent texture from edge to center.