Saturday, July 25, 2009

Arlene's Brownies


This brownie recipe is absolutely to die for! Always a favorite growing up, they are sweet, densly rich, chocolatey and very fudgy! I've always been on the hunt for the perfect brownie recipe and this one comes very very close! The best brownies i have ever tasted, has to be from Fat Witch bakery in New York City. I managed to get a hold of their caramel brownie recipe-I think I will attempt to make it soon and share my results with you. In the meantime, Enjoy Arlene's fabulous Brownies!


Arlene's Brownies

Ingredients

*1/2 cup self raising flour
*3/4 cup melted butter
*1 & 1/4 cup sugar
*1/2 cup cocoa powder ( i used hershey's)
*1 tsp vanilla
*4 eggs
*3/4 cup hershey's chocolate syrup

Preparation

1- Sieve flour and cocoa powder, then set aside

2- Melt the butter and sugar in a saucepan on medium heat and add a tablespoon of cold water

3- Set aside and let it cool and then add the vanilla

4- Beat the eggs thoroughly till peaks form, add the flour-cocoa mixture and beat on low speed until it's all mixed

5- Add the butter sugar mixture and beat on low just until all ingredients are incorporated and you have a smooth batter

6- Add the chocolate syrup and fold it into brownie batter with a spatula

7- Put it in the oven ( 180 degrees celcius) for 20-25 minutes.

8- Around 20 mins, test doneness with a toothpick


9- Remove and let cool, then use a knife to cut into squares, also once cool you can sprinkle some powdered sugar on top to make it look puurrrty :)

ENJOY!!!!!!

I made these today and as you can tell from the picture, they don't look super fudgy, (which they usually are) that's because I used 1/2 cup of hershey's choclate syrup and baked them for 25 minutes. I urge you to use 3/4 cup of chocolate syrup and bake them for 15-20 minutes. It's ok if the toothpick comes out with a little batter on it, once it cools it will solidfy a bit more but retain its fudgy-ness!

WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FUDGY BROWNIE RECIPE? If you try this one, i would love to hear your feedback on your success!


3 comments:

  1. reminds me of high school- these brownies were my comfort food haha

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  2. Wow, these are super good! Thank you for sharing, i made them with 3 eggs and 3/4 cup hershey's choclate syrup, they were fudgy and amazing! Thank you!

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