Classic Brownies

  Classic Brownies are rich in chocolate but slightly crunchy inside with nuts. Much as I love brownies, I never had very much luck at making truly great ones before. Either it will end up overcooked or else, undercooked. Now I'm much better. Brownies are usually easy to make, but baking is a tricky one. Once you get the right technique, it will be one among your favorite bakes..



According to a blog named Bakingsos,

there are 2 primary methods for testing the doneness of brownies:

• the brownies should start pulling away from the sides of the pan, and

• a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the pan should come out with moist by crumbly-looking crumbs on it.

Ingredients:

Chocolate 185gms
Butter 185 gms
Eggs 3
Vanilla 1tsp
Sugar 250gms
Flour 110gms
Walnuts 150gm( I used 70gms only)

Method:

Preheat the oven at 160C.

Prepare a baking tray by lining it using a wax/baking paper at the bottom and using butter at the sides.

Melt Chocolate & Butter in a double boiler . Keep a pan of water to boil. Place the bowl above it in such a way that it does not touch the water in the pan. Put chocolate and butter in that bowl and go on mixing till it melts completely.  You can melt it in microwave also. Keep for 1 minute. Then, take it out and mix it well. If it s not melted completely, keep for 1/2 a minute more.Mix it well an let it cool.

Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla essence till they are incorporated well. No need to use electric beater.

Now mix the melted chocolate into this.

Sift flour and add to this mixture in two batches. Fold it well.

Mix the chopped walnuts into this and pour this into the baking tray.

Bake at 160C for 30-35 mts. Check your brownies with a toothpick after 25mts. If the wooden toothpick comes out still looking wet and gooey, the brownies are not done yet and if it comes out with moist by crumbly-looking crumbs on it, its done.

Cool it on a rack for about 30 minutes. Reverse it on a plate, remove the wax paper and then, reverse it again using another plate. Cut it down and serve it hot or cold. I love it with ice-creams, and you??