Since last week was the school holidays, we got to do a lot of baking and today I thought I would share my brownie recipe. This recipe, I think, is a simple way to make brownies and can have extra ingredients added to give extra flavours (as you will see in my post)
You will need:
200g unsalted butter
190g dark chocolate
90g plain flour
40g cocoa powder
100g milk chocolate
3 eggs
280g sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line or butter a 7inch square cake tin. (I didn’t have one so used 2x 4inch rectangular ones)
2. Melt the dark chocolate and butter together. I fill a pan 1/2 way with water and then place a bowl on top with the items inside, place on a low heat to melt.
3. Mix the eggs and sugar together until thick and creamy. Gently fold in the melted chocolate mixture in and then slowly add the flour and cocoa powder.
4. Roughly cut up the milk chocolate and add this into the mixture last. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and place in the oven for around 30 minutes or until cooked.
5. Take out and allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.
And viola, you’re done!
I serve them with strawberries and cream which is lovely but you can also add ingredients into the mix to make your own flavours.
To make Chocolate and Almond Brownies, add 100g chopped or powdered almonds to the mix for either a crunchy bite or a smooth taste.
To make Chocolate Orange Brownies, add the rind of one orange to the mix. Make sure to grate it finely.
Baking is not hard. It’s all about getting your hands dirty and trying different ingredients out until you get the desired taste. Always make sure you have a good range of utensils and bakeware to use. We get ours from www.thehomewarescompany.com who have a huge range to pick from and a plethora of quality items.
Mmmm! They look delicious! I made Cadbury's Cream egg brownies at the weekend….hehehe
Oh, those look yum!
these look lovely
Looks amazing.
What a lovely recipe! Thank you for sharing! Bookmarked to try!
Yum, chocolate brownies are a favourite in our house so will give your recipe a try, thank you 🙂
Super recipe. They look divine.
I was wondering if you used 'Divine' chocolate – the fair trade chocolate? Thanks x
Chocolate orange is a great idea, will have a go at that. I love brownies, one of my favourite.
Yummy, I have not had brownies in ages! These look delicious. Mel #RecipeoftheWeek
Chocolate orange is my favourite combination ever. Whoever first thought of it I want to shake your hand!
These look really lovely, great combination
We made these yesterday and they were lovely!
We are going to make more at the weekend then cut them into tiny pieces before putting them in a gift box for Grandma's birthday!
Ahhh, disposable trays – VERY good idea. I shall be trying this. Thanks for joining in with #recipeoftheweek. I've Pinned and Tweeted this post and there's a fresh linky live now. You might have already popped over but if not, please do!
Looks very yummy, thanks for the recipe x
We are making these again this morning as it is wet and we need comfort food!
Yummy recipe, I will be making these later. Many thanks for the recipe.
Looks very yummy!!!
Felicity kelly
perfect, been looking for a great chocolate brownie recipe for a while and now i have found one, great thanks so much xx
these look amazing
These look great – I think even I might be able to bake these!
I made these with gluten free flour and they were delicious.
I can almost smell them coming off the page. I'll have to make some now, using your recipe. Yum x
These look great.
David Williams – Yummy – yes please!
Yes please – love these…
These look so moreish
Tried making these but I burnt them..will try again! ;0)
Mmmm! These look delicious! I like the idea of the Chocolate Orange Brownie too!
I'm going to have a go at these today.
These look so yummy!
They sound (and look) delicious. 🙂
ooo these look yummy i love brownies
awesome recipe
Love brownies and this recipe looks great.
This looks like a really yummy recipe, I would love to try it out sometime.
These look really good – have to give them a try
these do look divine xx
I'm making these tomorrow x