Nigel Slater's Choc Brownies

[aseriouslyblondemoment]

does anyone have a recipe to beat his?

sounds lovely TC
any ideas for coffee brownies btw?
i have just started another thread!

I need to know about the texture.

I like a cakey, chewy brownie.

I do not like a fudge-like, gooey brownie.

Please advise!

nige's not remotely cake like

peat bog like

will search for other thread blonde

slouching, if you cook the 120 brownie a little longer, then you get a more cakey, chewy one. Say 27-30 mins. I like the gooey ones, but make them cakey for kiddy parties. Haven't tried suzywongs so can't say.

peat bog sums it up
slouching annabel karmel makes a dark and white choc brownie which is very cakey and obv is v child friendly
however from an adult pov i found it too sweet although my lot used to knock back lots

Oh, well that's what I did wrong.

DD liked them, and I thought they were OK, but that's definitely not the recipe for me.

Am making chocolate fudge cake today.

also wanted to say if you double or triple up the recipe, the cooking times are longer too, unless you use several trays.

My favourites are Rolo brownies and DH goes for whisky brownies (can't remember where I found the Rolo recipe but the whisky one is from a Jamie supplement in a magazine years ago). I prefer mine slightly cakey and chewy though. I wasn't too impressed with Nigella's when I made them but not sure I've tried Nigel's. I'll have to give them a try. I cook far too many brownies

ooh. They sound great! Are they very different from the other methods?

ooh yes they do sound rather lush
i assume that it's a sort of layered brownie with the rolos sandwiched inbetween?

Rolo brownies are:
150g (5oz) Plain chocolate
110g (4oz) Unsalted butter
225g (8oz) Golden caster sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
3 Large eggs
75g (3oz) Plain flour
1 level tsp Baking powder
Rolos (approx. 2 packets)

Preheat oven to 170c, 325 F, gas mark 3.

Melt the chocolate and butter together. Leave to cool slightly.

Whisk the sugar, vanilla extract and eggs together until combined. Add the chocolate mixture.

Sift over the flour and baking powder. Stir well to combine.

Pour into a greased, lined baking tray and smooth the surface.

Place Rolos at even intervals

Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 40 minutes. Cut so each brownie has a Rolo in it.

They are scrummy, quite cakey though.

Whisky brownies are:
175g dark chocolate
175g unsalted butter, cubed
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp whisky (pref. bourbon but I use Scotch and it's fine)
200g dark soft brown sugar
200g golden caster sugar
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
225g plain flour, sifted together with 1 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt
110g dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 170c

Put chocolate in a bowl with butter, vanilla and whisky and melt.

Add sugars in two lots, stirring well.

Gradually add eggs, beating well.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl and mix in.

Add chocolate chips and stir well.

Pour into baking tray and bake for 30-35 mins.

They're also very good, much fudgier.

I've tried loads of brownie recipes but always come back to one of these two. Rolo brownies always go down v.well with children.

you're a star
thankyou so much for posting those...one can never have too many brownie recipes

maybe this is turning into the ultimate brownie thread where there is something for everyone!

Blonde, did you get a good coffee one in the end that you have tried?

120 i'm still looking!

I was thinking for your recipe (still not had a chance to try it) you could use some fairtrade coffee chocolate or somesuch? That way the coffee would be integrated with the chocolate weight, and not bring extra liquid in?

hmm yes that was what i'd been thinking too
haven't experimented as yet but i feel that i must!
seriously tho i am surprised by the lack of coffee brownie recipes available
however, i am also planning on making some after eight ones having spotted a recipe in green & black's book

lol, I too have that tome. experiment you must, and then return with results and snaffle factor!

I'm sure I've got a coffee chocolate brownie recipe somewhere (unless I've imagined it). I will go through my books later and see if I can find it.

I have a mint choc brownie recipe using bittermints

mwahahahaha

I've always been particularly fond of Gary Rhodes's version, but am off to google all the others now. Have to make some tonight anyway.

I made 120's brownies and they were fanatsatic - all gone now, everyone loved them! And so easy!

I couldn't find my coffee brownie recipe, pretty sure it was actually an 'espresso brownie' recipe. I googled espresso brownies and found loads of recipes but not one I recognise.

Gary Rhodes version eh?

< imagines spiky brownies with convoluted recipe >

I can just imagine them taffeta. like little hedgehogs.

btM, glad they worked for you too. There it is again snaffle factor at work. It means you never eat a stale brownie!

TCH thankyou for looking
do you know that it never occured to me to type in espresso on my search!
doh!
i did a bit of delving and have saved a few to try out over the summer hols,will post any worth trying!
TC now bendicks brownies do sound nice