Brownies

Name: Brownies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g dark chocolate (roughly chopped); 175 g unsalted butter; 325 g caster sugar; 130 g plain flour; 3 eggs; icing sugar, to decorate

nfstorey @cook_6269120

These are always loved by everyone and are super easy to make. However I have found over the many times I have baked these that everyone has a personal preference when it comes to brownies and their gooey, chewiness! This all comes down to when you take them out of the oven, the longer they are left the harder and more chewy they become. I always try and adapt this if I know their preference. The original recipe comes from Hummingbird Bakery.

nfstorey @cook_6269120

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Ingredients

35 + minutes

200 gdark chocolate (roughly chopped)
175 gunsalted butter
325 gcaster sugar
130 gplain flour
3eggs
icing sugar, to decorate

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Steps

35 + minutes

1

Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3. Prepare a 33 x 23 x 5-cm baking tray by lining with greaseproof paper
2

Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the base of the bowl touch the water). Leave until melted and smooth.
3

Remove from the heat. Add the sugar and stir until well incorporated.
4

Add the flour and stir until well incorporated. Finally, stir in the eggs and mix until thick and smooth.
5

Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking tray, and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until flaky on the top but still soft in the centre. For extra gooey-ness cooking time will be slightly less. The longer it is left in the chewier they become. However be careful, too long and the edges will become hard and crunchy!
6

Leave to cool completely before dusting with icing sugar, to decorate.