Brown Sugar Brownies

I’ve been on a brownie rampage for the past two months ~ I bake them almost everyday. Last night, I made these brown sugar brownies.  Recently, brown sugar is preferred when I’m baking, so now there’s a way to enjoy it and not feel quite so guilty.

Since it’s brown sugar brownies, so you’re going to use only brown sugar in this recipe. One cup of brown sugar brings so much moisture to these baked brownies, as well as a modest molasses flavor. Light brown sugar may easily be substituted, but your brownies will be lighter in color.

These brownies are chocolatey goodness at its best.  The brown sugar adds a very special taste and makes them so much better than using plain white sugar.  You can’t go wrong with this recipe.  They turned out very nicely: moist, sweet, fudgy, and just so sinfully delicious.  If you underbake them, they’re chewy.  If you overbake them, they are more cakey. Either way, these brownies are worth celebrating.

The perfect thing about this recipe is that you could add almost any bits you wanted: chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, nuts, whatever.  You could also frost these if you want, or go without. It’s a very good, very versatile recipe that I will definitely be keeping around to use this for a base whenever I make brownies.

Brown Sugar Brownies

For recipe in Indonesian click HERE

Ingredients:

·         ½ cup unsalted butter

·         4 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares (no substitution)

·         2 eggs, cold

·         1 cup dark brown sugar (you may use light brown sugar)

·         ½ cup sifted flour

·         ¼ teaspoon salt

·         1 cup chopped almonds or other nuts of your choice (optional)

·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).  Butter an 8x8x2” pan

2.       In microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate squares about 1 minute in high power. Whisk until smooth.  You can also use a double-boiler.

3.       In a medium bowl, beat eggs well.  Add sugar gradually and beat thoroughly until incorporated.  Add the chocolate mixture and beat well.

4.       In  a separate bowl, mix sifted flour and salt. Add nuts (if using).  Stir into chocolate mixture and add vanilla. Mix well.

5.       Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 25-35 minutes or until done. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out with moist crumbs. If you like firmer and drier brownies, bake for a few minutes longer. Transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature.  For best result, refrigerate brownies a few hours or overnight before serving.

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahan:

·         ½ cup mentega tawar

·         4 ons (113 gr) unsweetened chocolate squares (no substitution)

·         2 butir telur dingin

·         1 cup dark brown sugar (atau light brown sugar) – jangan diganti dengan gula palem/aren/kelapa

·         ½ cup tepung terigu serbaguna

·         ¼ sdt  garam

·         1 cup almond atau kacang-kacangan sesuai selera, cincang kasar

·         1 sdt ekstrak vanilla

Cara:

1.       Panaskan oven dengan suhu 350 derajat F (175 derajat C).  Siapkan loyang ukuran 8x8 inch yang telah dialasi dengan kertas roti atau aluminum foil.  Olesi dengan minyak, sisihkan.

2.       Masukkan mentega dan coklat ke dalam mangkuk.  Panaskan dengan menggunakan microwave dengan selang waktu 1 menit.  Aduk sesekali sampai mentega meleleh dan licin. Atau bisa juga dengan cara memanaskan di atas kompor dengan api kecil. Biarkan hangat.

3.       Dalam mangkuk lain, kocok telur sebentar (jangan sampai mengembang).  Tambahkan brown sugar sedikit demi sedikit sambil terus dikocok hingga bercampur.  Tuang adonan coklat dan aduk hingga bercampur rata.

4.       Campur tepung terigu yang sudah diayak dengan garam. Tambahkan kacang-kacangan jika menggunakan.  Tambahkan ke dalam adonan coklat, tambahkan vanilla, aduk hanya hingga bercampur saja.

5.       Tuang ke dalam loyang yang telah disiapkan dan panggang selama 25-35 menit (tergantung oven masing-masing)  dan lakukan tes tusuk.  Pemanggangan selesai jika pada tes tusuk hanya ada sedikit remahan yang menempel.  Jika ingin brownies yang lebih padat dan kering, tambah waktu pemanggangan selama 5-10 menit. Biarkan dingin sebelum dipotong.  Untuk hasil terbaik, dinginkan brownies selama beberapa jam atau semalam sebelum disajikan.