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SIMPLEST BROWNIES

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This is the simplest brownie recipe i have ever used taught to me by my mum. Its great for when you dont have alot of ingredients in the cupboard. I hope you enjoy these as much as i do.

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Ingredients

  • 4 oz vegetable oil
  • 5 oz plain chocolate (or milk)
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 oz self-raising flour
  • 4 oz superfine sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

Method

  • Preheat oven 200 degrees C or gas mark 6. Use a little vegetable oil and grease a 9inch square tin and line lightly with greaseproof paper.
  • Melt chocolate with reaining oil and mix in until smooth.
  • Beat the eggs lightly and add them to the chocolate stirring vigorously.
  • Add to the flour, sugar and vanilla essence and mix together.
  • Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 10-20mins depending on whether you want them chewy or cake like.
  • Leave to cool for 10mins and cut into squares. When copletely cool remove from tin.

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    • I used this recipe for the first brownie I have ever made, and everyone in my family loved it so much that I was forced to make it again a few days after. Fantastic recipe.

      Posted by kandy666 on 23rd Sep 2011 at 23.45