to be terrible upset that Delia failed me :O

[poppycomeshere]

I follwed the recipe to the 'T' I even double checked it. (had never used her recipe for this before)
Check it half way looks okay, about 5 mins to end was looking getting close, take it out when buzzer goes.

My knife wouldn't even cut it - It was a pure rock - had to chuck it in the bin

Ahhhhh

I've lost the ability to cook and Delia has failed me :(

[MrsTittleMouse]

Oh no! The Mary Berry ones aren't cake-like. It's just that the Delia ones are even more rich and squigy in the middle. I had several just to make sure.

[PorkChopSter]

Brownish in five minutes.

allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/9905/microwave-brownies.aspx

They may not have the finesse of Nigella but five minutes folks - you are only 5 minutes from brownies.

[natashakaplinkyplop]

I make Lorraine Pascal's chocolate brownies, they have a packet of oreos in them.

[Bellavita]

MrsT, my Mary Berry ones do not come out cake like.... They are all fudgy and squidgy in the middle! Mmmmm....

[MrsTittleMouse]

The Mary Berry brownies are good, but the Delia ones are better. They are squishier and richer and less cake-like. Mind you, I wouldn't kick Mary Berry's brownies out of bed.

I have a fierce oven and need to turn down the oven and knock at least 5 minutes of both recipes.

[MissMap]

There must be a problem with your oven thermostat. My Great Aunt says she has been using Delia's recipes since they first appeared in the Evening Standard in the 1970s and she has never had a failure yet.

[nbee84]

These brownies from Bill Granger are my favourites. Ver easy recipe, nothing complicated and no nuts

[ScarahStratton]

Raymond Blanc failed me and DD2. I made croquembouche for her birthday cake and his caramel made with fondant and glycerine is shite. Never went runny and ended up as a big hot (very, very hot) unusable lump.

Delia's caramel works every time. I

[lovecat]

Well, I made brownies last night with Nigella's Domestic Goddess recipe, substituted 25g of flour for cocoa as suggested above and they are..... gorgeous :) Not sure they're better than the norm, but they are v. nice. And we are having them for breakfast [slack mother emoticon] :o

[BrEEEKOutTheKaraoke]

Right, I'm trying Mary Berry this weekend, thanks for the recipe. I WILL learn how to bake brownies.

[5Foot5]

I think you must have made a mistake. Delia does not fail and I saw on a TV programme about her that there is a team of people who test her recipes umpteen times before they get published.

I did have a failure with her once but it turned out to be my fault. I was trying to half the quantities on one of her recipes but forgot to halve one of the crucial ingredients.

[alemci]

I am going to cook some now from the tupperware cookbook. These are quite good and use pecan nuts and yoghurt.

[AitchTwoOh]

and then more butter at the end. i tells ya. just montys it right up.

[valiumredhead]

My top tip from scrambled eggs is never add milk - bit of butter at the beginning in a non stick pan and JUST eggs and cook on a very low heat. Mmmmmmmm...

[AitchTwoOh]

oh no i love her scrambled eggs, if you mean the ones where you add butter at the beginning and end of the process. [fat]

[glastocat]

Delia's scrambled eggs are minging, far too runny.

[VikingBlood]

If you over cook brownies they can either go rock hard or turn into cake. HTH.

[bruffin]

I now feel a little bit vindicated

Delia's old lemon curd recipe called for 3oz caster sugar to 2 eggs
her new recipe on line is 12oz sugar to 4 eggs

That's twice as much sugar in it!

[AitchTwoOh]

i have tried a goats cheese flatbread thing about fifty gerzillion times and it is cack.

[Bellavita]

here

[Bellavita]

Use Mary Berry's recipe - stick all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix. Add choc chips. Mix. Put in brownie pan. Bake.

[dawntigga]

Delia has NEVER failed me, I, on the other hand, have failed Delia many times through lack of trust.

PromisesToALWAYSBelieveDeliaFromNowOnTiggaxx

[BrEEEKOutTheKaraoke]

Maybe someone on this thread can help me with my brownie problems....whenever I try and make them, I basically end up with a chocolate cake instead. Why? What am I doing wrong? I NEED brownies!

[Bellavita]

Mary Berry!!

[lovecat]

Right, you lot, because of this thread I am making chocolate brownies tonight!

And I'm sticking with Nigella... :)