Ummm!, Look what I baked today :)
Crusty on the top, soft and gooey
inside....oh these brownies......!
Weekend just screams for
brownies. No matter which part of world you are, having summer or winter,
brownie is the thing that adapts to any circumstances. Cold night or a rainy,
pour some hot chocolate sauce and you are all set. Sunny afternoon or scorching
heat, pop scoops of ice-creams and you
are good to go. Thats what, chocolate doesn’t ask silly questions, it just understands.
Looking for more brownies
recipes? Check these out:
This is One Bowl Brownie recipe
and thus you don't have to bother about the mess and washing those extra bowls
and plates-bonus! I come from a small town in India, and I never knew about
brownies, so during summer vacations when we visited naani ka ghar in Ahemdabad
we used to taste all pastries, cakes and cookies that we saw on television.
If you have been to Gujarat you
would surely know about Upper Crust, a cafe cum restaurant. It was there where I
had brownies for the first time. Dense, moist and fudgy brownies served on hot
sizzling plate, topped with scoops of vanilla ice-creams and generously poured chocolate sauce. One bite and it takes you to a place where chocolate dreams
come true :) These brownies are sure shot attempt to those brownies ;)
Coming to today’s post. Yesterday
Mr.Husband, to my surprise got some fresh roses. So it’s like summer in the
house, colourful roses-red, yellow and pink sitting on the windows and corners
my house making me feel alive and fresh. Just as a thank you I decided to bake
these brownies. These are super chocolaty brownies and there are some
variations you can do with this recipe (see notes).
These brownies stay well for 1
week so they are good to carry along while travelling. If you want, you can
pack these brownies in some fancy elegant box and gift to your friends and
relatives, nothing beats a homemade gift.
Having a summer party? Don’t know what to serve for dessert? Guests
coming over? Whatever the question is, just bake these brownies and serve it as
the last meal. Pair with ice-creams, chocolate sauce, nuts and sprinkles. These
brownies, oh these brownies!
Author: Shweta Agrawal
Makes: 8-10
Ingredients:
Unsweetened Cocoa powder- 1/2 cup
Unsalted Butter- 1/2 cup
Sugar- 1 cup
Eggs- 2
All purpose flour- 1/4 cup
Vanilla extract- 1/2 tsp
Bitter sweet/ Dark chocolate, broken into small pieces- 1/4 cup
Salt- a pinch
Method:
Preheat the oven at 170C. Grease the pan. I used glass rectangle pan.
Take microwave safe bowl and heat cocoa powder and butter on high for 20
seconds. Let it cool for 15 seconds.
To it add sugar and mix. Mix till sugar is half dissolved.
Add one egg at a time and mix well and quickly. Add another egg and mix.
Finally add in all purpose flour, salt and fold. Just mix don’t over
mix.
Add in chopped chocolate. Pour the mixture in the pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or till when toothpick inserted in between comes
clean.
Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Cut and store in airtight container for 1 week. Warm for 5 seconds in the microwave before you serve.
Notes:
I used 70% dark chocolate. You can use less bitter one as well. Even
Cadbury dairymilk. I used Green & Black's Organic Chocolate Bar.
To make eggless brownies, mix 2 tablespoons of flaxmeal with 4 tablespoons
of water. Set aside for 10 minutes and use. Read more about it here.
Don’t let sugar dissolve completely in the batter because
sugar caramelizes and gives you those chewy brownies. Use brown
sugar for better taste.
You can use chopped nuts such as walnuts, almonds or cashews in the
recipe.
Don't panic if brownies don’t rise-they are supposed to be like that.
Serving suggestions:
Serve with milk or coffee.
Pair with vanilla icecreams or chocolate icecreams. Pop some nuts or
sprinkles on the top.
Serve with hot chocolate sauce or caramel sauce. Dust some icing sugar
or cocoa powder for extra touch.
You can also have it topped with whipped cream and chopped fruits such
as strawberries, bananas or raspberry.