Saturday, October 12, 2013

Our favourite brownie recipe


There are two types of brownie lovers, these that like their brownies well-risen, light and fluffy and these that like their brownies to be heavy, fudgy and intensely chocolatey. We definitely fall in to the second category, I mean - I'm not too bad, I love my sweets and I enjoy any type of cake but since I have tried this recipe Mr PB does not want me to make brownies any other way.
Yesterday when I suggested that this weekend I will make brownies with dulce de leche swirl for a change, the response I got was: "No way, he wants HIS brownies and that there is no need to try new recipes as these brownies are perfect!"
OK, so here it comes, the recipe for possibly the best brownies in the world!! The brownies are delicious, moist with lovely delicate crust. Adding a pinch of salt helps to really bring out the intense chocolate flavour. No cocoa powder is used in these beauties, we're talking real chocolate and plenty of it!!!



Double Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients:
115g unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
60g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark chocolate chopped into small chips
1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt

Method:
Heat oven to 165 degrees. Grease an 20x20 brownie tin with butter. Line the tin with parchment paper, grease the paper. Set aside.
Melt the butter and the chocolate together in a medium size saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla and stir to make a smooth batter. Add the chocolate chips, flour, and salt, stir until incorporated. Pour the batter into the baking pan and spread evenly. Bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Enjoy the brownie with softly whipped cream, warm with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream or as a part of a trio of chocolate desserts as we did.



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