Picture the scenario last night, its that time of the month, i NEEDED a chocolate hit! i eat some sort of chocolate every single day guaranteed! though for some unknown reason i had no chocolate stash in the house!
So i turned to my trusty baking cupboard and a Google brownie search.
The result was that i discovered possibly the easiest and most delicious Brownie recipe i have ever made!
I have always made Brownies in the past using a combination of both dark chocolate and cocoa! i have also never really been able to bake them perfectly, normally i have either over baked them or they come out way too gooey, although still delicious!
This recipe only requires cocoa and it creates the most dense, chocolatey, chewy, perfect Brownie.
I found the Recipe from a blog linked Here
I slightly altered it and subbed some flour for ground almonds which i really enjoy in Brownies but obviously its completely up to you!
Enjoy :)
Firstly you will need to preheat your oven to 160c(Fan).180c. 325F
You Will Need
8inch Square Brownie pan
Baking paper
145g Unsalted Butter (i only had flora buttery and it worked fine)
250g Golden Caster Sugar
65g Cocoa powder
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Vanilla extract
2 Large eggs
50g Plain flour
20g Ground almonds
Nuts- Optional, i added in a couple handfuls of chopped hazelnuts as that's all i had in the cupboard.
Line your pan with baking paper.
Melt together the sugar, cocoa and butter in a heat proof bowl, over a pan of gently simmering water. Once melted together, remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
Then beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Add vanilla extract and mix again.
Finally, fold in the flour, almonds and toss in nuts.
The mixture is supposed to be very thick so pour into your tin, you may need to spread the mixture out to the edges, i did.
The original recipe said to bake for 25 to 30 mins, i took mine out after 25 mins and they were perfect!
If unsure, insert a cocktail stick until it comes out almost clean!
Mel XO
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