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How can anyone not like chocolate brownies is beyond my understanding. Rich, fudgy and decadent, the ultimate comfort food when done right. Since most of us seem to be craving exactly that during lockdown, I thought I’d share a new, improved recipe for chocolate brownies in the hope it’ll brighten up your day. After all half of the country is either baking or gardening or both at the moment!😊

There are literally thousands of “best ever brownie” recipes on the internet. After trying quite a few each time I’d found myself coming to the same conclusion – too sweet and too cakey. Who wants a cakey brownie!? The dry cakey texture defeats the point of a good brownie in my opinion; you may as well ermmm…make a cake instead! Now, straight to the point – in order to magic out a fudgy brownie there are a few important factors to bear in mind:

  • Use a good quality dark chocolate, 65% -70% cocoa mass and a good quality cocoa powder. The latter should be Dutch processed which is darker and less bitter than natural cocoa. You will find it in all supermarkets, lockdown allowing, and in my experience with most popular brands the darker the better.
  • For the lovely, shiny, crinkled crust on top and the gooey texture inside remember the following:
  1. Beat A LOT of air into your eggs and sugar.
  2. Don’t overmix your batter, you will knock out the air you just incorporated.
  3. Don’t bake it for longer than 25-30 minutes.

If you prefer a sweeter, even more chocolatey and gooey flavour add some milk chocolate cut into small chunks. I personally leave it out and serve my brownies with some sour berries such as redcurrants to offset the sweetness but it’s a matter of taste. (I know, I’m one fussy chocoholic, it’s genetic!) A bit of salt will enhance the sweetness in chocolate. Similarly to milk chocolate, vanilla is also optional.

That’s all you need to know. The rest is a piece of cake, or should I say, a piece of brownie!

 

       

Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

Makes one tin about 23 x 23 cm/9 x 9 inches

  • 200g dark chocolate, 65% -70% cocoa mass, broken up
  • 100g milk chocolate, min 30% cocoa mass, cut into small chunks (optional)
  • 200g unsalted butter, roughly diced up
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 3 medium or large eggs
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 50g good quality cocoa powder
  • 60g plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Method

  1. Grease the baking tin and line it with baking paper. Put the butter and dark chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place it over a saucepan with simmering water. (Make sure the water doesn’t touch the bottom of the bowl.) Melt on a low heat stirring occasionally until the chocolate and the butter are combined and the mixture is smooth and glossy. Add salt, stir and set aside to cool.
  2. While the butter/chocolate mixture is cooling down, sieve the flour and cocoa powder into a separate bowl.
  3. Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan), gas mark 4. Break the eggs into another bowl, tip in the sugar and beat with an electric mixer on a medium speed until the mixture turns pale, fluffy and creamy. The more air you incorporate at this stage, the softer and more fudgy the texture and the better and more shiny the crust; 6-7 minutes is about right.
  4. With a spatula gently fold in the flour and cocoa. Don’t overmix, you don’t want to knock out the air you just created – only until you see the last bits of flour disappearing, the colour may not be evenly brown at this point.
  5. Gently pour in the cooled chocolate and butter mixture, add the vanilla essence and milk chocolate chunks, if using, and again mix carefully and resist overmixing. Lick the batter off the whisk instead!
  6. Pour the mixture into the baking tray, smooth it over with a spatula and bake for 25, maximum 30 minutes. When baked, the top of the brownie should be crusted over and cracked and the middle slightly wobbly. The seemingly unbaked middle makes for the fudgy centre so it’s important not to bake your brownie for longer. As it’s very delicate when hot, cool for about 15-20 minutes before carefully removing from the tin. It’ll sink back a bit while cooling thus creating the perfectly dense and fudgy texture. Cut into squares and enjoy every bite.

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Agnieszka Siedlecka
Agnieszka Siedlecka
My name is Agnieszka and I offer bespoke baking classes for all levels, from the complete beginner to those looking for more baking inspiration. I love to bake, and I love to share that passion with others. It all started for me back in 2002 soon after I opened my own playgroup in North West London and was encouraged by one mum to start baking classes. The classes were hugely popular with both children and parents and over time I have developed a repertoire of simple, delicious recipes. I now run classes in the community and focus on the wellbeing benefits of baking and the shared process of baking together.

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4 Comments

  1. Heather says:
    24 May 2020 at 20:17

    Great recipe! I will cook mine longer next time (didn’t want to overcook it, know my oven isn’t the most accurate), but it makes zero difference to the taste! Having it with ice cream now! Thanks Agnieszka!

    • Agnieszka says:
      25 May 2020 at 09:49

      Thank you Heather. You may want to bake it 5 minutes longer next time. Timings in recipes are always a bit tricky as everyone’s oven is different. Glad you enjoyed the taste though 🙂 and many thanks for the comment.

  2. Tina says:
    11 June 2020 at 21:14

    I hope I am commenting on the fudge brownie!!! I made it with my daughter and it was great!… probably needed to spend longer beating the eggs, but my daughter didn’t have the patience to wait 😂

    • Agnieszka Siedlecka says:
      12 June 2020 at 14:04

      Thank you for taking the time to comment. So good to hear the brownies were a success! And yes, it can be a bit of a challenge for the little ones and their attention span… 🙂

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