Chocolate Brownies - Five Facts About Brownies You Didn't Know

Five quick facts below to make your mouth water.

1.    The first time that a the name 'brownie' appeared in a recipe book was in the 1896 version of the Boston Cooking School Cook Book by Fannie Meritt Farmer. This brownie was in reference to tiny cake like versions, not a true brownie like you would find today.

2.    It was pretty quiet in the world of brownies after that - it took almost 11 years for a real brownie recipe to appear, also in the Boston Cooking School Cook Book, which was the first time a brownie was we know it today was published.  I'm not sure if it had colour pictures in, or referred to using organic or fair-trade chocolate, but it was certainly a groundbreaking recipe.

3.      One of the most popular stories about the origin of the brownie is told in the Encyclopedia or American Food and Drink, which reports that a housewife in Bangor, Maine forgot to add baking powder to her brownie, and therefore her batch didn't' rise properly.   Ever the impeccable host, she carried on and sliced her now invented brownie and served it unashamedly, claiming her new invention

4.    Chocolate brownies are one of the few foods where there is a strong divide between the way a brownie should be prepared.   Half of the world loves a cake like brownie, whilst the other half would die without a beautiful fudge brownie to devour.

5.    I personally love chocolate fudge brownies, infinitely more than cake versions.

So there you go, just a few facts on Chocolate Brownies for you. Now go and eat some!

Chocolate Brownies: For Your Kids

We all like chocolates, especially the kids. In fact chocolate recipes are the best way to build relationships and store the good memories. You can prepare the chocolate recipes along with your children or surprise them on some special occasion you will instill in them a sense of being loved.

I love cooking and when it involves chocolate, it's even better. If you like to make chocolate recipe, then you have come to the right page...as the article will give you an easy recipe to make a chocolate brownie. Your kids will definitely enjoy this chocolate recipe.

Chocolate Christmas Cookies

You can enjoy the rich, dark chocolate brownie for your tea party or even as a dessert if served with a vanilla ice cream.

The ingredients detail are as follows: 1 cup plain flour, ½ tsp baking soda, 2 cups dark chocolate, ½ cup butter, ¼ cup castor sugar, ¼ cup curds, 1 tsp vanilla essence and ½ cup chopped walnuts.

Process:

Sift the flour, baking powder and soda bi-carbonate together. Take a microwave bowl and put chocolate pieces and microwave on high for a minute. Stir it to get a smooth mixture. Keep it aside. Take another bowl and put some butter and castor sugar and stir with spoon until you get a soft and creamy mixture. Add the melted chocolate to the butter mixture and mix well. Put the curds, vanilla essence, flour mixture as well as walnuts. Mix them properly. Take a microwave safe bowl and grease it with butter. Pour the batter into the greased bowl and microwave on high for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, you can lessen the temperature to 70% power and microwave for anther 2 minutes. Remove the bowl and keep aside. Allow it to cool and then you can make pieces.

Thus your chocolate brownie is all set to be served...it won't take much of your time.

Go ahead and prepare it for Christmas Party...

Happy Cooking

Chocolate Brownies: For Your Kids

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