Chocolate Brownies

Brownies – the name itself gives so much happiness. It is every chocolate lover’s favourite. Lot of people have been asking for this recipe.  It is very easy to make, you just need to follow the right temperature of ingredients and baking time. You will get the amazing crinkled top.

Ingredients

• Butter 115 gm- cut in cubes
• Dark chocolate (preferably compound) 125 gm/1 cup
• Castor sugar 1 cup
• 2 eggs- room temperature
• Flour/All purpose flour/Maida – ¾ cup
• Cocoa powder – 1 tbsp
• Vanilla essence -1 tsp

Method

1. Pre heat the oven at 160 degree.
2. Take an 8-inch brownie pan. You need to line it with parchment paper or aluminium foil. Cross the paper and it should be hanging out. It needs only to be greased with oil
3. Melt the chocolate and butter by double boiler method. Chocolate should be grated or cut in small pieces and butter in cube sizes.
4. Remove from heat and whisk the sugar. By doing this you are lowering the temperature
5. Add eggs and essence.
6. Stir in flour and cocoa powder
7. Bake in Preheated oven for 25 min to 30min at 160 degree. Inserted toothpick to check may have moist crumbs as toothpick will not come out clean due to chocolate
8. Take out the brownie along with paper/foil and let it cool for 3 to4 hours. Remove the paper and then cut the slices.

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Enjoy the brownie.

Tips- Paper should be hanging outside enough so that you can take the brownie out easily from the tin.  Let it cool completely before you remove paper and cut.