Brownies. True comfort food for me. Over the past month, my daytimes have been filled with meetings, even during lunchbreaks! I get to check and respond to emails, make presentations and all that stuff, only in the evenings.
Feeling stressed, and guilty as well (the kids just started summer holiday and I've been working mostly), I decided to bake brownies. It could lighten my guilty conscience.
Maybe the feelings of love and good intentions that were poured into it helped make those brownies truly terrific – moist, fudgy and super chocolatey. Not far from the brownies I buy in Voelker or L'uisine (and friendlier to my wallet!).
My kids tell me they're "awesome" and "yummy". Their actions speak louder than words - they've been devouring it.
What I used and did :
Berry Crocker’s Ready Mix Brownies - Dark Chocolate
- mixed per pack directions (with ½ cup melted butter, ¼ cup water and 2 eggs)
Plus 3 tbsp of Van Houten unsweetened cocoa powder and 1 egg (for more fudgy, cake-like brownies)
I made 3 trays
1st tray - plain
2nd tray - I added chopped Lindt dark-chocolate-mint
3rd tray - I topped with chopped toasted cashew nuts
I baked the brownies at 170 degrees Centigrade. After 20 minutes, I turned off the oven. (I actually forgot to take them out as I was checking emails. Felt so relieved the brownies still turned out great.)
The kids and I have been playing a game (similar to taboo) this morning, munching on them continuously, especially the younger boys. Guilty conscience now officially relieved.
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