On Apr 7, 5:05*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 07/04/2013 4:52 PM, wrote:
>
> > I don't do much baking at all, though I do all the other cooking at home. I just
> > found what looks to be a very nice, simple recipe for brownies that I'd like to
> > try. Seems fool proof, But I have two questions. The recipe calls for 1 stick of
> > butter. Now, would that be salted or unsalted butter? The recipe doesn't
> > specify. And also 2 eggs. I always have eggs in the house, but I tend to always
> > buy jumbo eggs. Does the size of the egg matter, or when a recipe calls for
> > eggs, what size do they generally mean? Thanks.
>
> Large eggs are the standard for baking. You can use salted.
> Either way it is not enough eggs or enough butter for good brownies.

Maybe it's a small pan of brownies. For a large pan of brownies I use
2 sticks of butter and 4 eggs. So the ratio is actually the same.