FUDGY AND CHEWY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

I was searching Pinterest for a good brownie recipe!I usually make this brownie recipe, but wanted to try a new recipe this time around. As usual ........................I got super confused when 101 brownie recipes were staring back at me!..............each picture better that the other!.................anyway I finally settled on this recipe. Don't we all just love those baking recipes that don't require a dozen bowls and spoons????.....................Now you'll know why I settled on this recipe ;)

I love brownies with that die for crackling top and which are chewy and fudgy inside. These were exactly that! and does anyone complain that there's too much chocolate???? So in went tons of chocolate.............dark, milk and cocoa powder! The result???????????.....................A big batch of yumminess!!

I made a big batch of these brownies, coz my daughter wanted to give it to her teachers for Teachers day!................But if you want to make a smaller batch just half the recipe and use a 8 by 8 inch pan! ........................or even a 9 by 9 inch pan should do too !!!

Ramadhan is starting tomorrow............I bet my muslim friends have already stocked up on those groceries and done those meal preps right?? coz that's what Iv been doing today! Saves you the headache of running around while your fasting.

So my dessert is ready for ifthar(meal after you break the fast)...................a big  bowl of brownies with a big scoop of icecream on top! Thats right! my 'brownie' points for fasting :D

Ramadhan Mubarak to all my muslim friends!!!

INGREDIENTS;

Sugar - 2 and 1/4 cups

Water - 1/2 cup

Dark cooking chocolate, roughly chopped - 2/3 cup

All purpose flour - 1.5 cups

Cocoa powder - 2/3 cup

Chocolate chips - 1 cup (I used milk chococolate chips)

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Pinch of salt

Eggs - 4

Vegetable oil - 1 cup

Vanilla essence - 2 tsp

PROCESS:

• Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees 
• In a saucepan dump the sugar, water and the dark chocolate and heat up stirring continuously over low flame. heat until the chocolate has melted. Doesnt matter if the sugar still hasn't dissolved completely. Remove from flame.
• In a bowl, sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder. add in the salt. give it a good mix. 
• Make  a hole in the centre and add in the eggs. Give the eggs a light whisk. Add in the chocolate chips, oil, vanilla essence and the chocolate and sugar mixture which was sitting in the sauce pan. Using a spatula give it a good mix.
• Grease a 9 by 13 inch rectangular baking pan, and line with baking paper. pour the brownie mixure into the pan and bake for about 40 minutes or until a stick comes out with bits of brownie crumbs sticking to it.
• I baked it on the last rack but moved it up to the top rack for the last 8-10 minutes just to get that crackling top!