Now we all love a good brownie no? The problem that I find is that rarely do people bake brownies the way they are supposed to be ie. moist and decadent! I usually get these dried up weird in between cake/brownie things that just are not worth the calories!! So after a very long time searching for the ideal recipe for my dream brownies I finally came across the perfect ones, courtesy of Nigella Lawson (from her cook book "How to be a Domestic Goddess').
Its easy, never fails and DELICIOUS!
Ingredients:
- 375g soft unsalted butter
-375g dark chocolate (just like with my cookies, I use Cadbury's Bourneville Chocolate)
-6 large eggs
-1 tbsp vanilla extract (because in Cyprus this is difficult to come by, I used 2 sachets of vanilla sugar)
-500g caster sugar
-225g plain flour
-1 tsp salt
Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line your brownie pan with greaseproof paper (use a large pan about 33 x 23 x 5 1/2 cm).
2. Chop the chocolate and melt together with the butter in a heavy based pan
3. While they are melting beat the eggs, sugar & vanilla in a measuring jug (this is to make it easier for pouring later, if its difficult, mix them in a bowl and then transfer the mixture to a jug). Also measure the flour and salt in another bowl
4. When the chocolate & butter has melted let it cool a but before beating in the egg mixture. IT IS ESSENTIAL that you keep mixing while you pour to prevent the eggs from cooking in the chocolate!!
5. Then add the flour (bit by bit otherwise you will get it everywhere...trust me he he he ). Mix that in well.Then pour into your baking tin.
6. Bake for 25 minutes (if you want them a little more runny and moorish then take them out after 20 minutes!
Its easy, never fails and DELICIOUS!
Ingredients:
- 375g soft unsalted butter
-375g dark chocolate (just like with my cookies, I use Cadbury's Bourneville Chocolate)
-6 large eggs
-1 tbsp vanilla extract (because in Cyprus this is difficult to come by, I used 2 sachets of vanilla sugar)
-500g caster sugar
-225g plain flour
-1 tsp salt
Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line your brownie pan with greaseproof paper (use a large pan about 33 x 23 x 5 1/2 cm).
2. Chop the chocolate and melt together with the butter in a heavy based pan
3. While they are melting beat the eggs, sugar & vanilla in a measuring jug (this is to make it easier for pouring later, if its difficult, mix them in a bowl and then transfer the mixture to a jug). Also measure the flour and salt in another bowl
4. When the chocolate & butter has melted let it cool a but before beating in the egg mixture. IT IS ESSENTIAL that you keep mixing while you pour to prevent the eggs from cooking in the chocolate!!
5. Then add the flour (bit by bit otherwise you will get it everywhere...trust me he he he ). Mix that in well.Then pour into your baking tin.
6. Bake for 25 minutes (if you want them a little more runny and moorish then take them out after 20 minutes!
USE A TIMER!! The secret to brownies is not to over cook them!
When you take them out of the oven the mixture will be very soft in the middle
Dont be afraid that is how they are supposed to be! Otherwise you will get the
weird inbetween cake things!
7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for min 30 mins before you cut them up into squares. And for an extra presentation, dust them a bit with icing sugar!!
ENJOY!
They were yummie indeed! :-P
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