Chocolate Brownies
Who can resist chocolate and a brownie at that.:) I first tasted brownies a few years ago at a friends home whose mother used to run a home-based bakery business. I could never resist brownies, the fudgy kind, which can be terribly addictive especially over a cup of coffee. I’ve never tried preparing them at home till recently when I ate a warm piece of chocolate fudge brownie at Cafe Day. I wanted to re-create the same at home and decided on this recipe (from allrecipes) for homemade chocolate brownies and its a winner. A basic easy chocolate brownie recipe where nuts are optional and so is the frosting. I like brownies without nuts, just plain simple chocolatey flavor, chewy and with a bit of fudge.
Chocolate Brownies Recipe
Preparation: 10 mts, Baking: 30 mts
Recipe Source: Allrecipes
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1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
pinch of salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan and line with butter paper.
2 Place a medium heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Place butter in the bowl and let it melt. Remove the bowl from the simmering water and stir in the sugar. It will appear grainy at this point.
3Whisk in eggs, one after the other and add the vanilla essence before adding the flour. Mix in cocoa, flour, salt and baking powder until no trace of flour is left, using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into prepared pan.
4 Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Do not overcook. When you find that the edges have gone slightly dry and the top is cracked, you know its cooked.
5 Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares at room temperature and top with walnut (I sprinkled some brown sugar on top). Store in an airtight container.
By Sailu • Apr 23rd, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Cakes & Cookie Recipes, Flour Recipes
Looks just too yummy!
Sailu those pieces luk so tempting, browines r my fav..
What are those on the surface in the first pic…Walnuts?
Brown sugar. My son, Nehal, helped sprinkle some brown sugar over the batter just before baking.:)
You have got perfect delicious brownies. Looks very yummy.
of all the baking escapades i have had…brownies have gotten me the most fame and praise…arent they the best…most satisfying stuff to make!! love your pics…the one on the wire rack is super!!
It looks so moist and delicious.
am drooling…looks so delicious….wish they were eggless….you have a great blog…and superb pics….
Wonderful photos! Love brownies without nuts, and this one looks completely do-able even for a novice baker like me!
looks so gorgeous ….. I am sure taste is also yummy.
Brownies are one of my all time favorites!! Wonderful recipe.
DIVINE!!
These are so so tempting! I love the chocolatey goodness! awesome pics!
Wonderful recipe …It looks so tempting
Your brownies look scrumptious!
Paz
Wow..looks so delicious
The easiest to make and the best to eat! they look very inviting Sailu!:)
they look groovy sailu. i always bake mine from the brownie mixes we get here.. u’re looks simple
Wow.. simple and lovely brownie sailu !! can i make eggless ??
Archy, planning to blog eggless brownies too.:)
They look gorgeous those brownies!
I don’t like the nuts in brownies too – these look simply delicious!
Miri
Dear Sailu,
I just love your blog and your recipes and pictures..They are too tempting..This brownie is on my list to do specially for my 3 year old son, who loves treats like these…I like your site since the instructions are clear and simple. Keep it going!
Reena
oh my god! i saw ur title n started drooling but it didnt prepare me for this awesome pic ! yummmyy!!
Sailu!!
I instantly fell in love with those brownies!! Can’t wait to try them.
Simply beautiful!!
Hei Sailu, gorgeous cakes. I love your foodography. Everything is alwasy so detailed.
I know, who can resist those beauties? Beautiful pictures Sailu, I loved the first one. The color combination, the clarity just looks perfect!
gorgeous brownies…. u r tooo good…
sailu garu .. mee blog lo photos just amazing
asalu simply mind blowing
I just keep drooling at those pictures
some times when we open this site in office .. it gets so embarassing
Good Job !!
Hi,
Just came across your site and found it inspiring, you are doing a great job
Chocolate brownies are my fav, though i never tried to make them at home
did u check that?
they looks so delicious. sailu i have tried ur recipe from ur blog pepper flavoured rice and link to ur post and i sent it to MBP
Yes, Anjali, did check out your post and left a comment too.:)
Hi,
The Brownies are great, i looking for a good brownie recipe from a longtime.This seems to be a very good one.
Can you provide me with a eggless Brownie recipe, that will be of great favor.
Those brownies look yummy. My favorite dessert when served warm topped with vanilla bean ice-cream and hot chocolate fudge topped on ice-cream. Serve it in a very warm place to make it more interesting. I love baking brownies for my kids and one trick to keep them moist is to mix little chocolate syrup into the brownie mix and to not over smoothen the batter. You want it to be little chunky.
Thank you for the tips, Krishna. My son would love his brownie topped with ice cream.:)
Mmmm… those are the fudgiest ever brownies! I’ll have to add nuts to mine though; I’m definitely a walnuts-in-brownie kind of girl.
Brownies were the first recipe I learned in baking and that I could make alone without my mother’s assistance. These look delicious!
Oh Girl, your pics make us want brownies NOW! Great pics and a great brownie recipe.
Hi,
I am a first timer to your excellent blog. Lovely brownies, feel like having one.
Sailu, brownies look great!
hey this looks cool
nice job……
check out my blog at raajis-kitchen.blogspot.com/
real yummy brownies.just waiting to try them.just luv ur pictures.great job.thanks for sharing ur recipies with everyone.
Hi Sailaja,
I have come across your “well presented” recipes during the web search as my 2 daughters love baking.
I would like to ask you a question – regarding the best ‘baking oven’ sold in India. Do you know of a good baking oven available in India – the one that is “tried & found satisfactory” by all those who love baking brownies,cookies,cakes etc.
Would appreciate yr. help very much in this regard as kids are ‘hell bent’ on (b)/making wholesome cake in X-mas holidays.
Best Wishes & Regards,
Sailaja
Thank you for your kind words, Sailaja. OTG (Oven-Toaster-Grill) works best for me. I use Murphy Richards OTG.
Hi Sailu,
I was browsing thru yur recipes and got stuck with your brownies photo. I was also wanting to munch on something so straight away followed your recipe and the result ??? amazing… this is exactly what I wanted. chocolaty, chewy, tasty… perfect brownie.
thank you very much for this recipe.
also, I jsut luv your baking section. my eyes are on the breads / buns…and would luv to try.
Tell me, can I prepare the bread using dry yeast????
Regards,
I’m glad you enjoyed the brownies, Meena. Yes, you can use dry yeast also though I have not tried making bread with dry yeast yet.
Which baking coca did u use? I heard sometimes it turns bitter. So want to know.
Thanks
I use Cadbury unsweetened cocoa pwd.
I happened to visit your website while searching for recipes to make chocolate brownies. I have murphy richards 18 ltr OTG which i purchased yesterday. According to the directions on the user manual, i preheated the oven on 250 degrees for 10 mins on toast mode. After tht i placed my brownie mixture directly on the greased cooking tray which came along with the new OTG. After i placed the tray inside on middle shelf, i set the timer for 20 mins since my quantity of batter of very less. I did not change the temperature from 250 deg. It remained at 250 deg. I just changed the mode to baking. The brownies were burnt and hard. The bottom of the brownie became black and crisp.
After this experiment i came across your recipe. You say preheat the oven to 175 deg. for how many mins? shd 10 mins be ok? And you say ‘bake for 30 mins’. At what temperature? same 175 deg or higher? Pls clarify.
Thanks so much.
Pre-heat oven at 175 for 10 mts. Bake at 175 degrees for atleast 20 mts, check at this point. When you prick with a toothpick in the middle of the brownie tray, it will appear fudgy, if you feel it still needs to be cooked, cook for another 5-10 mts.
Hi,
Can i bake cake in a microwave.
Hi – Can you let us know how to make brownies in a microwave oven?
Hello Sailu,
You have been a great inspiration for me in trying out new recipes. Whatever i have cooked seeing ur recipes has gotten me great appreciation from my hubby. I am interested in baking and i do have an OTG – but it doesnt have a temperature control knob. I think its the basic model of morphy richards OTG- its just 9 ltrs. It has Bake/Toast/ Keep Warm / Broil and timer for 60 mins. When i didn’t know much about OTGs I purchased it. Can u tell me how to use that? I really havent touched it for so long as whatever i tried turns out to be a disaster. Thanks again for your recipes which are amazing.
Hi Srividhya,
Did you get the answer to your question of how to use OTG without Temperature Control. I happened to get Bajaj OTG 9 lts as a gift and it too does not have a temperature control. I am looking for few tips.
Thanks,
Mercy.
can you tell me how to make this brownies eggless?
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Thanks Sailu for all your great receipes. Can we use Drinking Chocolate powder instead of cocoa powder for the brownies receipe ? Thank you once again.
Your welcome. I’d suggest using cocoa pwd. Having said that, you can try drinking chocolate pwd and cut down on the sugar. Do leave your feedback, Srividya.
Hi Sailu,
I tried out the chocolate brownie and the taste and texture came out great. Thankyou. I did have one little problem though. Please advice. I took out the brownie along with the butter paper from the baking tray and let it cool. After it cooled down I tried to remove the butter paper but it did not peel away easily from the brownie and in the process of getting the paper out(which came away in bits and pieces and took quite some time) the brownie ended up in chunks instead of neat squares. Should I have had removed the butter paper before allowing the brownie to cool. Must however add that all this was worth the time when we sank our teeth into the brownie.
Thanks
Mona
i have tried your recipe this evening and it was marvelous!my siblings keep asking for more.thanks for sharing! =)
the photos are so nice that i’ve decided to make them right now. i think they must be delicious.
I’ve been baking brownies for more than a decade but this recipe has turned out absolutely first rate – I just love its simplicity!
Hii Sailu garu…
Gud site and mouth watering recipes…
Hi sailu I followed the same recipe and it turned out great..thank you so much….can u please post the recipies for chocolates and candies….your recipes are simple and easy to follow so we all will hv great time trying those too.. please
Hi
Just came across this link thru the one posted on FB by a friend and i loved it! Plan to begin slow – with the brownie recipe (die-hard-cook-for-kid fan!). would like to send you a personal email for a feature….pl do let me know – am presently based in vizag too….