i was around 8 or 9 when i had my first bite of this chocolatey goodness. my taste buds remember clearly that those little square bars were sweet and salty. it was a very simple brownie that my mom's friend from church makes everytime there's an event. the brownie itself was sweet but not too sweet and it is topped with ground up salted nuts. i can almost taste it just by thinking about it. it's one of those things that remind my of my childhood.
okay, i know that brownies had been made over and over again in different food blogs all over the internet, and i couldn't really say that mine's better than all of them because , i haven't really made them all. coz seriously, that's gonna be so expensive if i even made 10 percent of it.
anyway, i was craving for brownies the other day and when i crave for something, it's either i make it or just run to the store and go binge buying. and as i have said on my previous post, i could not go on around buying all those stuff without cleaning out my bank account. so i have decided on just using whatever it is that's inside my pantry. oh and good thing i remembered that i bought a crapload of chocolate chips right before christmas to make truffles but i never got around to doing it. so instead of making truffles, i am making brownies and putting those chocolate chips to better use for right now.
so the brownie recipe i used was a really easy one and very fudgy. it's very moist and not too sweet. you can add whatever the hell you want in it, like nuts, chocolate chips or whatever. it's up to you. i was chanelling ina garten's back to basic on this brownie recipe. so grab a pen and paper, or you can just print the recipe.
also, after i baked the brownies, i put it in the fridge overnight first before cutting, that's why the brownies in the pictures are cut straight and it makes cutting it easier too.
brownies
what you need:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (you can use milk chocolate or even white chocolate, ohhh imma try that next time!!!)
3/4 cup butter
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp instant coffee
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
what to do:
1. preheat oven to 325 degrees farenheit and grease a 9x9 inch pan, then set it aside.
2. melt butter and chocolate on a double broiler, or a bowl put on top of a pot with boiling water.
3. when the chocolate and butter has melted, add cocoa powder and instant coffee.
4. on a medium sized bowl beat eggs and sugar together, add salt and vanilla extract.
5. add the egg mixture into the melted chocolate and butter bowl. mix well.
6. add the flour and mix just until flour is incorporated. don't overmix coz it'll get tough on ya!
6. pour the mixture into the grease 9x9 inch pan.
7. bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and it comes out clean. let it cool.
8. stop yourself from devouring everything. it can feed other people too.
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