Baking with Bea - Brownies

 We do a lot of baking in our house, mainly due to the fact we have a lot of eggs to use up, as the chickens are back into laying now the weather has warmed up and we are getting 6 eggs a day.

I also like to make sweet treats so I know what is going into the kids, rather than shop bought. It also tends to be a lot cheaper.

Now Bea is a little older she loves to help out with baking and will get very excited when she sees the mason bowls come out.

Brownies are a firm favourite in the mini beast household and I tend to make them once a week.

So I thought I would share my go-to recipe with you all.

Ingredients;

• 2 cups granulated sugar,
• 1 1/2 cups of plain flour,
• 1 cup of melted unsalted butter,
• 4 eggs,
• 1/2 a cup of cocoa powder,
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract,
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder,
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt,
• optional 1/2 walnuts.

Method;

• Preheat the oven to 175 degrees,
• Melt the butter and put to one side to cool,
• Mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder,
• Add in the cooled melted butter and whisk,
• Add in the eggs one and a time.
• Mix until a smooth batter is formed,
• Spread the batter into baking trays that have been lined with baking paper.
• (I tend to use two round cake tins, as I have found they cook better this way.)
• Place into the preheated oven for around 20-30 minutes,
• Let them cool before cutting.

They should be nice and crispy on the outside and lovely and fudgy on the inside.

Enjoy.