sauce pan and a bowl on top or double boiler set up or microwave
electric beater or hand whisk
large mixing bowl
medium size bowl
spatula
parchment paper
two 8x8 inch square pan or 2 9x9 inch pan
knife to cut the bars
Ingredients
375gramssemisweet chocolate (chopped)
250gramsbutter
200gramsflour
¼teaspoonsalt
2tablespooncocoa powder
2largewhole eggs
2largeegg yolks
1.5teaspoonvanilla extract
260grams brown sugar(dark and soft)
120grams semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Grease and line 2 8 or 9 inch pans
Keep a saucepan with simmering water on the gas/electric stove. This is your double boiler.Put chopped chocolate and butter on a large bowl and place it on the double boiler. let the butter and chocolate melt. Mix well until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
Preheat oven at 170°c for atleast 15 mins
The butter and chocolate needs to cool down a little, before incorporating any other ingredients
In a medium bowl, measure and mix flour, salt and cocoa powder. Set aside
In a large bowl, with an electric beater, beat whole eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract and sugar until blended.
To the the egg mixture, add the melted chocolate and butter mixture. use a spatula and mix until smooth
Fold in the flour mix. Mix until the flour is just blended.. Do not overmix.
Finally add in the chocolate chips. Fold.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pans.
Bake the brownies for 20 to 25 mins. However check between 22 to 25 mins
Remove and let it cool in the pan completely. Later transfer to the wire rack to completely cool.
Cut into squares/bars when its completely cooled
Notes
Baking the Brownies : Bake these brownies a little under, take it out and let it sit in the pan. It will be done and stay moist.
Remove from the pan and let it completely cool on the wire rack.
These Brownies, are meant to be moist chewy and fudgy. They are not the cakey types.
No.of Servings - depends on how many squares and size you want. so any where betweem 18 to 32 squares of brownies is what you get.