my holiday wish to my friends and family is if i can't get skinny, i'm gonna make you fat!!! bwaaaahaaaahaaaaa....
this holiday, people are actually getting baked goods from me; normally i can't do the deco thing and the baking thing, it's too much for my head to handle. it's christmas overload. my decorating concession is that i will um, dust. yeah, that's the ticket. a dust-free christmas. huzzah!
in the goodie bag this year are brownies i found in "bill's food" by yes, bill-who-fills-my-belly-with-jelly granger. you know i'm home if i've cracked open a granger cookbook. these are meant to be served warm, but eh, that's what microwaves are for.
chocolate brownies (from "bill's food' by bill granger, page 180)
370g (1 1/2 cups) caster (superfine) sugar
80g (2/3 cup) cocoa powder
60g (1/2 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 tsp baking powder
4 eggs, beaten
250g (9oz) unsalted butter, melted
2 tsp vanilla extract
200g (7oz) chocolate buttons (i used semi-sweet chocolate chips)
preheat oven to 160˚C (315˚F/gas 2-3). stir the sugar, cocoa powder, flour and baking powder together in a bowl. add the eggs, melted butter and vanilla and mix until combined. mix in the chocolate buttons. pour into a lined 9 inch (22cm) square tin and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
soooo easy. at this point, mr. g says that while the brownies are still warm, cut into eight pieces. EIGHT. that makes a slab of chocolate excess roughly the size of a bread plate. i love my family more than my luggage but there are waaaay too many of them, so they are getting bite-sized nuggets. my brownie pointer of the day is that after the brownies have cooled, put the whole pan into the --freezer overnight, and slice 'em up when they are frozen--so much easier to cut. there's less crumbs, less gooey-ness on the knife, prettier product, and definitely less clean up.
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recipe: bill granger's brownies
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10 comments:
12/18/2004 05:00:00 PM
Hi Santos,
OK...you're killing me. Brownies? Love 'em! Especially chocolate-y, cake-y brownies. I especially like the pieces that are near the edge of the pan for the little crunchy "crust". =P
12/18/2004 08:19:00 PM
I don't want the recipe, but I want THOSE SQUARES!!
:P
12/19/2004 12:17:00 AM
hailyn and chika
it's all about the freezer, babies!!!!
(pssst reid check the freezer for more)
12/19/2004 02:32:00 AM
Will these keep till the end of January? Save some for me! Hehehe!
12/19/2004 10:47:00 AM
hey mik
truth be told, i'm immune to brownies. no, they cannot work their moist and gooey charm on me, for they have foiled me once too many times. i still don't know if i had accidentally used salt instead of sugar in this, they are still in the freezer, waiting to be packed up in the cookie bag.
12/19/2004 10:48:00 AM
hey karen--if the other cousins don't get to them first!
9/06/2005 03:16:00 AM
hi maia! it's nice to hear from you. glad you like the brownie recipe. it has been on my mind lately, too, so i think it's time to start baking again :)
10/22/2005 01:58:00 PM
Hi. Thanks so much for posting this recipe. Having friends for dinner, but I lost this Bill Granger cookbook to an unfortunate water leak :-(. However, I managed to google "Bill Granger Brownies", and voila!
Thanks again.
6/22/2012 01:04:00 AM
FYI, the sugar quantity in this recipe is wrong. It should be 1 1/2 cups caster sugar, not 2 1/2 cups.
6/22/2012 01:20:00 AM
thanks! noted! fixed!
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