Chocolate Brownies, original American recipe.
There’s nothing more chocolaty than chocolate brownies, I only get the real chocolate aroma when I make these American treats halfway between cake and cookies. Usually, when I decide to try out a new recipe, I look at other recipes, in various cookbooks, my saved recipes and notes, or search on the web until I find what I think is the best. In this case, my choice fell on an American site, so this recipe is original, a guarantee of goodness and deliciousness! And indeed, these brownies turned out exactly how they should: with the characteristic crust on the outside and melting and moist on the inside.
This original American recipe for chocolate brownies is unmissable, it’s very easy to execute and in no time, you get an irresistible comfort food.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 16 brownies
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: International
- Seasonality: All seasons, Christmas
Ingredients for Chocolate Brownies, Original American Recipe
- 10.5 tbsp Butter (quality)
- 1.25 cups Sugar
- 0.6 cups Unsweetened cocoa powder (or 3.5 oz (100 g) of quality dark chocolate)
- 0.5 cups Flour
- 2 Whole cold eggs
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 1 pinch Salt
- 0.3 cup Chocolate chips (optional)
- 0.4 cup Toasted and chopped walnuts (optional)
Tools
- Scale digital, with removable bowl and alarm timer
- Bowls set of Guzzini bowls of various sizes
- Mixer electric Philips, with 450 W power
- Spatulas for cakes
- Non-stick pan 8×8 inch
Preparation of Chocolate Brownies, Original American Recipe
Proceed by melting in a bain-marie, the cocoa (or I chose to use 3.5 oz (100 g) of 70% dark chocolate) with butter and sugar, remove from heat and mix in, one at a time, the 2 whole eggs and vanilla extract, whisk for about 5 minutes.
Then gradually add, sifted flour and salt, mixing with an electric mixer at high speed, continue working for a couple of minutes, the mixture should be silky and increase in volume, that’s how the crust will form on the surface.
Finally, add chocolate chips or chopped nuts (optional).Pour the mixture into an 8×8 inch (20×20 cm) pan (you will get about 16-20 brownies), line it with wet and squeezed parchment paper, and bake for about 30 minutes at 340°F (170°C).
You can prepare these chocolate brownies even the day before serving them, they will be even better.
If desired, you can accompany the chocolate brownies with whipped cream and/or chocolate sauce and/or maple syrup or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Shopping Tips!!!
I whipped the mixture with the excellent Philips electric mixer with 5 speeds (+ turbo) and 450W of power.
To bake the brownies, I recommend this very convenient 20×20 cm nonstick baking pan.
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How and for how long can brownies be stored?
Brownies can be stored at room temperature for 3 or 4 days, wrapped in plastic wrap.
They can also be frozen, still wrapped in plastic, covered with aluminum foil, then placed in food bags.
