It's good to have something in the freezer that all grandchildren like for a dessert. Adults don't refuse them either.
This is a recipe from the WI Chocolate recipe book and always turns out well. I've added it to the separate recipe page.
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
These are good served warm with ice cream.
4 oz butter diced
4oz plain chocolate, broken into pieces
1 Tablespoon Golden Syrup
5oz dark muscovado sugar
5oz castor sugar
4 eggs, beaten
8oz SR Flour
1½oz cocoa powder
2oz white chocolate drops or chopped (optional)
2oz walnut pieces(optional)
Line base and sides of a 30cm x 22cm tin (12 inches x 8½ inches)
Preheat oven to 180℃/ 160℃ -fan
Place butter, chocolate and syrup in a large saucepan and melt gently over low heat.
Add all other ingredients and mix really well.
Spoon into tin, spread evenly into corners
Bake for approx 30 minutes until it has risen and is firm to the touch and coming away from the sides
Allow to cool in tin.
Cut into 32 or 24 pieces.
The photo below is from when I made brownies and cheese straws back in early January.
They look great but that's an awful lot of sugar. I wonder how they would turn out if for example you were to halve the amount. I'll give it a go.
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Yes they are rather sweet so 1 small square is a treat with ice cream
DeleteI have golden syrup left over from the pancake party... I would cut into 32 portions I think.
ReplyDeleteThe children think one square looks a bit mean - but it's plenty enough
DeleteI'm on cake rota soon for one of my hobby groups, will give this a trial run. Thank you.
ReplyDeletePenny
I've tried other brownie recipes that haven't had that firm top and squidgy inside but this recipe always works
DeleteOoh…they look yummy…have taken a snap shot to try sometime.
ReplyDeleteThey freeze really well too - I should have said in the recipe
DeleteLillie, my granddaughter, always bakes a trayful of chocolate brownies when she is at home. Far too sweet for me though, and all that chocolate, yikes!
ReplyDeleteI don't eat many sweet things now - tastes change, but a square of this with icecream is a nice treat
DeleteI have a slightly different recipe for the Chocolate Blackberry Brownies I make (no golden syrup), but Brownies are always welcome.
ReplyDeleteHandy to have in the freezer for chocolate emergencies!
DeleteDark chocolate brownies are my absolutely favourite treat! Lucky family. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI took some Christmas day for the grandchildren and was told off later for not leaving the remainder for them to finish
DeleteChocolate brownies always have a lot of sugar in don’t they, otherwise they tend to be just like sponge cake, I expect the syrup makes them extra gorgeous 😀
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
They need that firm top and squidgy inside to be proper brownies. Not too bad if cut into 32 squares and they freeze well so don't have to be eaten all at once
DeleteI stay away from chocolate as it often has given me a headache. Lemon is my favorite flavor for desserts!
ReplyDeleteI like all sorts of desserts but rarely eat any except fruit but these are good for keeping in the freezer.
Deletelove Brownies. I have a booklet of 100 recipes!
ReplyDeleteOoh, they look scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe with no flour is surprisingly good
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I don't have grandchildren (and have been advised by my children it may be a long wait - which is fine, as the one most likely is still a teenager) so this will have to be for book club. May give it a whirl
ReplyDeleteOk. I absolutely love brownies! Thank you for sharing. I wish I could reach in and grab one!
ReplyDeleteI love brownies and have trouble making them. I will give yours a try.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Oh they look lovely! I have a nice recipe for them, but haven't made them in ages.
ReplyDeleteI thought brownies were unknown in the UK! Once I made them for clients who ran a drama bookshop in NYC. They urged me to stay for an event later that day with an actor I was unfamiliar with but I was taking a train home for Christmas so could not linger. They left me a voicemail saying the actor, Patrick Stewart, had eaten the whole batch and said he didn't know was a brownie was but looked forward to many more! Of course, after that I heard his name frequently but missed out on meeting him . . .
ReplyDeleteI certainly never heard of or tasted a brownie growing up but when I did it was a revelation! I love the crunchy top/squidgy underneath texture but don't really make them because they are dangerous hahaha
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