Ina Paarman's Chocolate Brownies 550g

Sugar, Wheat Flour (Gluten), Chocolate Chips (9%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Soya Lecithin, Flavouring], Cocoa Powder, Corn Starch, Malt Extract Powder [Malted Barley (Gluten), Water], Raising Agent, Salt, Flavouring, Yeast Extract

Egg
Dairy
Wheat
Gluten
Soya

Eggs: 2 x Extra Large or Jumbo Eggs
Butter: ¼ Cup (60 g) Butter, Melted
Oil: ½ Cup (125 ml) Canola or Sunflower Oil
Milk: ½ Cup (125 ml) Full Cream Milk, Hot
(Kosher households can replace the full cream cow's milk with almond, soya or coconut milk.)

Square Cake Pan (20 cm or 22 cm)
Electric Beater
Spatula

(Oven Rack in Middle Position)
30 - 35 Minutes at 180°C

AS ILLUSTRATED ON BOX

Adjust oven rack to middle position. Preheat oven to 180°C.
Prepare the pan, see video instructions below.
Beat eggs, melted butter, and oil together for 30 seconds on high speed, until well-blended.
Add milk and beat until well-blended on medium speed.
Add dry mixture and chocolate chips, fold in carefully with a spatula. Blend until just combined, do not beat – folding by hand gives the best result.
Scrape mixture into prepared pan.
Bake for 30 minutes. Brownies are done when a thin-bladed knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, or brownies pull away slightly from the sides of the pan. Don’t overcook brownies, they must still be moist inside.
Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Lift out, using the paper overhang as handles. Place the brownie slab on a cooling rack. Do not cut until brownies have cooled.
Cut into 16 squares.
MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS
TESTED IN A 650 & 750 WATT OVEN

Use a 22 cm x 22 cm microwavable dish, lined with absorbent kitchen paper.
Cook on high for 4 minutes. Leave to stand for 5 minutes (in microwave, with the door closed).
Finish brownies with a final 3 minutes on high.
Rest in the dish for 10 minutes to firm before lifting out with the baking paper overhang to help you.
VARIATIONS

CHILLI BROWNIES

Add 2 t (10 ml) of cayenne pepper to Brownie Mix and decorate with chilli-flavoured ganache. See the recipe.

BILLIONAIRE’S BROWNIES

Bake brownies in a Swiss roll pan and spread with a condensed milk fudge layer before cutting. See the recipe.

ROCKY ROAD

Add peanuts and popcorn to Brownie Mix. See 1-minute video and recipe.