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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

Chocolate Brownies Recipe

Preparation: 10 mts, Baking: 30 mts

Recipe Source: Allrecipes

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Ingredients:

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.

Chocolate Brownies
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By sailu • Apr 23rd, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Cakes & Cookies, Flour Recipes

36 Responses »

  1. Looks just too yummy!

  2. Sailu those pieces luk so tempting, browines r my fav..

  3. 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.:)

  4. You have got perfect delicious brownies. Looks very yummy.

  5. 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!!

  6. It looks so moist and delicious.

  7. am drooling…looks so delicious….wish they were eggless….you have a great blog…and superb pics….

  8. Wonderful photos! Love brownies without nuts, and this one looks completely do-able even for a novice baker like me!

  9. looks so gorgeous ….. I am sure taste is also yummy.

  10. Brownies are one of my all time favorites!! Wonderful recipe. :)

  11. DIVINE!!
    These are so so tempting! I love the chocolatey goodness! awesome pics!

  12. Wonderful recipe …It looks so tempting

  13. Your brownies look scrumptious!

    Paz

  14. Wow..looks so delicious

  15. The easiest to make and the best to eat! they look very inviting Sailu!:)

  16. they look groovy sailu. i always bake mine from the brownie mixes we get here.. u’re looks simple :-)

  17. Wow.. simple and lovely brownie sailu !! can i make eggless ??

    Archy, planning to blog eggless brownies too.:)

  18. They look gorgeous those brownies!

  19. I don’t like the nuts in brownies too - these look simply delicious!

    Miri

  20. 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

  21. oh my god! i saw ur title n started drooling but it didnt prepare me for this awesome pic ! yummmyy!!

  22. Sailu!!
    I instantly fell in love with those brownies!! Can’t wait to try them.
    Simply beautiful!!

  23. Thank you for taking time to leave your kind comments. Hope to blog eggless brownie recipe too.:)
  24. Hei Sailu, gorgeous cakes. I love your foodography. Everything is alwasy so detailed.

  25. I know, who can resist those beauties? Beautiful pictures Sailu, I loved the first one. The color combination, the clarity just looks perfect!

  26. gorgeous brownies…. u r tooo good…

  27. 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 !!

  28. Hi,
    Just came across your site and found it inspiring, you are doing a great job :-)

  29. Chocolate brownies are my fav, though i never tried to make them at home :)
    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 :) did u check that?

    Yes, Anjali, did check out your post and left a comment too.:)

  30. 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.

  31. 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.:)

  32. 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.

  33. Brownies were the first recipe I learned in baking and that I could make alone without my mother’s assistance. These look delicious!

  34. Oh Girl, your pics make us want brownies NOW! Great pics and a great brownie recipe.

  35. Hi,
    I am a first timer to your excellent blog. Lovely brownies, feel like having one.

  36. Sailu, brownies look great!

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