Nigella’s Everyday Brownies
It’s not like I were short of great brownie recipes – I’ve been baking quite a few over the years, the latest being these Coconut Brownies, but then I found Nigella’s recipe and I was intrigued. It’s definitely cheaper than most recipes I’ve baked or seen and it’s done in a very interesting way. I was intrigued more than anything else so I decided to give it a try. Made with cocoa powder and studded with white chocolate chips and bits of walnuts, these brownies ooze with richness and chocolatiness. Nigella’s everyday brownies are just that – a recipe to make for your day to day sweet tooth bursts, a simple, less extravagant recipe, but delicious nonetheless. The original recipe calls for dark chocolate chips, but I opted for white chocolate and walnuts instead just because I wanted to add a color and texture contrast. I’m thinking to add M&Ms next time or caramel bits, maybe dried fruits or almonds or salted peanuts. The sky is the limit!
Apart from the ingredient list and the way it’s made, these brownies come forward with another out of the ordinary thing – they call for baking soda. That’s quite unusual given the fact that brownies in their fudginess don’t use baking powder or baking soda. However, I suppose Nigella knows what she’s doing, right?! I trust this gorgeous woman when it comes to desserts, pasta or simply food that is comforting more than I trust other well-known cook book writers so without further talking, let’s get to the recipe itself.
Nigella’s Everyday Brownies
Ingredients
- 150 g buter (melted)
- 250 g light brown sugar
- 75 g cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 140 g all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 50 g white chocolate chips
- 50 g walnuts (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F and line a small square pan with baking paper.
- Mix the melted butter with sugar then stir in the cocoa powder, salt, flour and baking soda and give it a good mix. The mixture will be pretty dry at this point.
- Mix the eggs with the vanilla extract then add them over the cocoa batter and mix well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts then pour the batter in your prepared pan.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, maximum 25 minutes.
- Allow to cool in the pan then slice into small squares and serve.
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