Brownie

Brownies are my favourite & I like them more than cakes. Especially when we dine out, I always order Brownie with ice cream for dessert. I will be making all hmmm.. ahhh.. sounds when I am having  Brownies :) LOL... My hubby will be so embarrassed & will ask me to keep quite & eat. But the fun is in eating it the way you want it right? I am sure only a really foodoholic will understand what I am trying to say.

Well Brownies are very easy to make. Use the best quality coco or chocolate & your Brownie will try out the best. Well there is a lot of difference in Brownie & Cake. I see most of them make Brownie like cake. Then there is no fun in calling it Brownie. It should be a little gooey chewy & intense. Unlike cake mixture this is not made with a electric beater. Just a spoon or a hand whish is enough. There is no proper step for this recipe. You just have to add everything together, mix & bake. For this recipe I have added some frosting as well & this turned out heavenly. I really want to bow down & kiss the feet of the inventor of this dish:) . Well I made this last Saturday when my hubby's school friends came home for dinner. They both loved it so much that I parcelled the last left over piece for one of them who is a big food enthusiastic.This is how I made it.

Serves: 6
Adopted from Hershey's recipe

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup Coco powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 eggs slightly beaten
• 1 tspn Salt
• 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
• 150 gms Butter.
• 1 Tspn Baking Powder
• 1 Tbsp Vanilla Essence

Method:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square baking pan. 
2. Melt butter in a sauce Pan & Stir together sugar, Lemon juice and vanilla. Add eggs; beat well with spoon.
3. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, stirring until well blended. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
4.  Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.
5. Now spread the icing on the brownies while the brownies are still hot.
6. Let them Cool completely in pan on wire rack & cut them into square pieces. You can cut them into 9 big squares or 12 medium squares.

Easy Frosting

• 3 tablespoons butter softened
• 3 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Method:

Mix all the above ingredients witha  hand whisk until smooth & creamy.