Yummy Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate Brownies

An all-time favorite! Chocolate brownies are something you can not have enough of! They are easy to make and yet so tasty and enjoyable as an 'any-time' snack!

Ingredients:-   1. 150 gm semi-sweet chocolate, chopped in to very small pieces;    2. 1 heaped Tbsp.(approx. 10-15 gm.) cocoa powder;    3. 100 gm. flour;    4. 180 gm. ground sugar;    5. 3 eggs;    6. 115 gm. fresh, unsalted butter;    7. 1 tsp. vanilla essence;    8. 2 pinches salt.

Method:-    1. prepare an 8 inch square baking pan by greasing and dusting it and set oven temp at 175 C.

2. Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler or, take butter and chocolate in a steel saucepan that can fit over the mouth of another pan; pour some water in this (lower) pan and put it on a stove; hold the pan containing chocolate and butter on it's mouth and let it heat slowly; don't let the water in the lower pan boil vigorously as it should only simmer; stir occasionally and the chocolate-butter mixture will be melted in a few minutes. Remove from heat and add sugar and cocoa. Stir nicely to mix and, keep it aside to cool.

3. Beat eggs in an egg-beater, with vanilla essence, till smooth. Now add beaten eggs to the cool chocolate mixture, in 3-4 additions and mix well. Lastly mix-in flour and salt.

4. Pour the prepared batter in the baking dish and bake for approx. 35 min. It is better to start checking after 30 min. It is done even if a clean skewer inserted in the center comes out with a few moist. crumbs ( but not wet batter). Over-baking may spoil the texture so take care. Remove from the oven when done and let cool in the baking dish only, placed on a wire rack.

5. When thoroughly cooled, cut in to pieces with a sharp knife. These can be kept in an air-tight container for two weeks but that won't be required as, these never last for more than a few minutes!     

These are quick, easy-to-make and very very tasty; an unbeatable combination!