Liam Charles' brownies - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Liam Charles’ brownies By You Magazine - July 1, 2018 I think there should be a law that every single recipe book – actually every book – should have a brownie recipe. If you like ’em fudgy, dense fudgy, check it… OK, it’s fair to say this recipe makes a pretty hefty brownie because, trust me, we’ve all been there when we say we wish there was more, but there isn’t. I’ve got this. Once the mixture is made, don’t be afraid to add to it – cookie pieces, salted caramel, candied bacon, pretzels – ahhh, damn, that’s a recipe in itself… But you know what I mean. Enjoy, guys! Haarala Hamilton MAKES A 20CM X 30CM TRAY 300g dark chocolate (70 per cent cocoa solids), broken into chunks 225g unsalted butter, cubed 190g dark muscovado sugar 190g golden caster sugar ½ tsp vanilla extract 6 large eggs 130g plain flour ½ tsp fine sea salt 3 tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting PREHEAT YOUR OVEN to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and grease a 20cm x 30cm baking tin and line with baking paper. MELT YOUR CHOCOLATE Put the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl with the butter and place the bowl on a pan containing a few centimetres of simmering water, over a gentle heat. Make sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Stir continuously until the chocolate starts to melt. Remove the bowl from the pan and the residual heat will continue the melting process. Alternatively, melt in the microwave in 20-second bursts. Whisk in both sugars and the vanilla. Crack in the eggs, one at a time, and keep whisking. The mixture should be slightly bubbling. NOW GET YOUR DRY INGREDIENTS and sift them into a separate bowl, then fold into the chocolate mixture in 3 batches, using the biggest metal spoon you have. Well, make sure it will fit in your bowl! Be gentle, though, and mix until thoroughly incorporated. GENTLY POUR THE MIXTURE into your tin and bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven when there is still a cheeky little wobble. The heat of the tin will continue to cook the brownie while it cools. Leave to cool in the tin, then cut it up into unequal pieces. For that extra finesse, sift a little cocoa powder over the top before serving. YES, I SAID UNEQUAL PIECES Monday is for your smallest brownie, and Sunday your biggest. That’s how it works. ONE MORE TIP You don’t have to do this but sometimes I leavethe brownie in the tin overnight. It’s then easier to cut, and you know when people say things taste better the next day? This is one of those moments. SAVE 25% ON LIAM’S NEW BOOK Cheeky Treats by Liam Charles will be published by Hodder & Stoughton on 12 July, price £20. To order a copy for £15 until 15 July visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640; p&p is free on orders over £15. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved