I do love chocolate brownies, but only when they are homemade, shop bought brownies are not the same! My brownie recipe are a little famous among our family friends, I made some recently, so I photographed them to share the recipe with you! To make the chocolate brownies, you will need:
115g of unsalted butter
170g caster sugar
2 free-range eggs
40g of milk chocolate chips
40g of white chocolate chunks
55g of hazelnuts (optional)
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of instant coffee
1 tablespoon of warm water
80g of plain flour
30g of cocoa powder
1 teaspoon of baking powder
Icing sugar for dusting
It looks like quite a lot of ingredients but a lot of them you can adjust to your taste. Sometimes I'll only use half the chocolate, or just one type of chocolate. Sometimes I use pecans instead of hazelnuts, sometimes I add cherries, sometimes I leave them plain. You get the gist, make your brownie personal to your taste!
To make the brownies, you first need to cream the butter and sugar in a bowl and then add the eggs into the mixture one at a time. Sift in the flour, baking powder and the cocoa powder and fold into the mixture. Next dissolve your instant coffee into 1 tablespoon of warm water and stir into the mixture. Add your chocolate and any extras you might have to personalise your brownie! Put your brownies into a tin which has been lined with greaseproof paper. Cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes and then remove to cool slighly. Cut into squares and dust with icing sugar, they are best served warm with ice cream!
Have you ever baked brownies? Do you have a favourite brownie recipe?
