Chocolate Walnut Brownies

I have seen many people or say my students, when they came to me they don’t even know what is brownie and how is it different from cakes. Brownies are technically a bar cookie. It can be considered as a cross between the cake and the soft cookie in relation to texture.

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Ingredients

• Chocolate – 200 gm.
• Butter – 100 gm.
• Sugar – 250 gm.
• Eggs – 4 no.
• Vanilla Essence – 5 gm.
• Refined flour – 60 gm.
• Cocoa powder – 60 gm.

Method

• Chop chocolate and place in a bowl. Cut butter in small cubes and place in chocolate bowl.
• Melt chopped chocolate, butter and sugar in a double boiler till everything melts.
• Remove the bowl from fire and add eggs one by one beating gently after each addition.
• Add vanilla essence and mix well.
• Add refined flour and cocoa powder and mix.
• Pour the batter in a prepared mould and bake at 190° c for 30-35 minutes in a pre-heated oven.
• Check the doneness with toothpick or knife.
• Slice in square or triangle pieces and serve with hot chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream.