Honesty Is The Best Policy - the policy I strongly believe in when I share my recipes. I don’t lie and I don't cheat about my recipes. I also don't copy other people's recipes and
claim credit for that. All the recipes posted on my blog have been tested and
tried. I am quite an expert in my own ways (Opps!!! sorry if you feel I
am bragging) in Asian Fusion savory recipes. I can also prepare basic
Western dishes like soups. But I have phobia over baking.
To be honest, I
don't have the skills for baking. Of course I can start somewhere but again
time is a major factor. Squeezing baking in between being a career woman
and home maker is very difficult. My other half travels at least half a month because of his work. Therefore, I have to manage everything at home by myself.
I took up blogging
as a hobby. The recipes shared are those I prepare for my family and not
specially to impress anyone. I do get request from my followers and friends for
specified recipes. If I can, I do accommodate their request if it’s
within my expertise, that being in the category of Asian Fusion savory dishes.
If not, I let them know that I don't know how to.
I had a request
from my niece who wanted me to share a brownie recipe. She is in
secondary school and for her home science exam, she opted to make brownies.
I surfed the net and found numerous brownies recipes on Nigella's. I took one of her recipes, aligned it as per my preference
especially on the amount of sugar needed.
To be honest, you
don't need great baking skills to bake these brownies.
To be honest, I
used the store bought chopped almond pieces.
To be honest, if
someone like me can bake brownies, so can YOU
To be honest,
thank you to Nigella Lawson for sharing her brownie recipe.
To be honest, the
brownies were lovely in taste with an almond crunch and flavor.
Method
10 tbsp butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cocoa
1 cup all purpose
flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
essence
4 eggs
1/2 cup crushed
almond pieces
Method
Over low heat,
melt butter and sugar.
Let it cool down a
bit.
While this is
done, sift flour, cocoa and baking soda.
Mix into the
butter and sugar mixture bit by bit.
Make sure there are
no lumps.
Break in eggs and
stir into the mixture.
Lastly add vanilla
and fold in almond pieces.
Pour mixture into
a greased baking pan.
Bake on preheated
oven at 170C for 25 mins or until it’s done.
(Note: It’s
normal to have slight cracks on top after baking)
Wow....yummy brownies...
ReplyDeleteHelen
http://myworldmyhome2012.blogspot.in
No, you're not bragging, you're just being yourself and it's very refreshing to hear real stories about real people and the story behind the recipes, BTW, love the brownies recipe, just looking at the visuals already make me salivate, can't wait to eat something chocolatey...
ReplyDeletei'm not a baker either. wish i was! it's one of those things that's better if you have a real passion for it (and if you live at a lower altitude than me!) :-)
ReplyDeleteHard to go wrong with brownies as the recipes are usually so forgiving ... These look great :-)
ReplyDeleteawhh ms.nava!! it look's yummy!!! i wish i can made one of your dessert recipe someday!! he he he..
ReplyDeletemiss reading your blog post ms.nava k!! :) take care always ya..
hi nava, sometimes we like to tell our stories to someone- stories from the heart. Here, i want to confess to you that i have never made brownies in my entire life.
ReplyDeleteHardly a baker too, cos i am not much into sweet stuff, but i would love to be so damn good in bread making as well pies... never really really serious in doing it yet . ha ha my dreams only.
you did well, got your brownies done perfect. bravo!
Oh god they look and sound delicious! I love baking but I do find that it's pretty time-consuming and I'm not that great at it :P However, the results are always rewarding! Yummy~!
ReplyDeleteI'm now in Brownie heaven.... nice chewy consistency with just the right amount of moisture (without being too greasy and heavy like some brownies are)and delicious chocolatey taste and not too sweet, just the right flavour that I like, looks like this Brownie is really up my alley..erm... if only we can buy Brownies like this 'off the rack'.
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