SUNDAY BRUNCH - BEAUTIFUL BROWNIES

Hey everyone, happy Sunday! I hope whatever you're doing today is fun, happy, lazy or exciting and you're making the most of today! If however you're a bit stuck for ideas and don't have much to do, may I suggest you join me on my kitchen exploits each and every Sunday whilst I make a mess of flour and eggs and share a new recipe! Since this is the first Sunday Brunch we're going to attempt here at The Cereal Diaries, I thought it'd be best to kick off with a classic, something one of my best friends and I would make several times a week during my second year of uni and an all round favourite, BROWNIES. I like to think I'm somewhat of a connoisseur when it comes to the humble brownie, adding walnuts, chocolate chips or orange extract to spice up ya life, but this week, we're going for the simple, understated and frankly addictive plain brownie, but do feel free to embellish these bad boys with any extras you deem suitable.

WARNING WARNING, THESE BROWNIES ARE EXTREMELY MOREISH AND UTTERLY DELECTABLE, EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I REFUSE TO DO SKINNY BROWNIES. I USED BUTTER.

Avengers, assemble!

First things first, you'll need your ingredients. 

• 200 grams butter
• 113 grams cocoa
• 454 grams brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 225 grams plain flour
• 2 eggs

I always find it best to use Stork butter, as it's good for baking, but you mustn't forget your most important accessory! Your little sister ES and yourself in some quite frankly snazzy aprons.

                   

Looking fly.

Now you have your ingredients and little adorable helper, you can begin! So let's go!

Method

• Preheat oven 180C and grease 30x20 tin
• Put butter and cocoa in big pan and melt gently, being especially careful to not boil. Add sugar and vanilla and stir really well!

• Take off heat sift in flour.

                   

• Add eggs and beat really well (easy enough by hand) - ADD ANY EMBELLISHMENTS HERE (Here at The Cereal Diaries, we like walnuts)

Esme S, expertly mixing, even with a fresh manicure.

• Spread evenly in tin, and allow to bake for 20-25 mins. Let cool, cut into squares, and devour instantly.

And after 20 - 25 minutes, these beauties should look like....

Beautiful if I do say so myself. They're really easy to make, super quick and they taste fab. A quick whip around the room on a plate meant this particular batch were gone before I could even take a photo, but take it from me, you won't regret making them!

Have a wonderful Sunday, whatever you're doing, happy baking, and I'll see you soon!

Cheerio,

Hope x