Chocolate Brownie

A Brownie differs from a chocolate cake in several ways.. It has a moist and more crumbly texture.. also ingredients wise it uses more eggs and very little flour. personally I prefer a brownie only with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream ( the recipe is soon to follow this one.. :D  ) you can add crushed Walnuts to the batter and get a walnut brownie. Alternatively you can add chopped chocolate or chocolate chips to get even more chocolate flavour..
And this is a perfect recipe in case you are a chocolate lover like my sister Bhanu.. she can live on chocolates.. :p
to make you need

150 gms cooking chocolate, dark or semisweet (chopped or in buttons)
1/2 Cup unsalted butter
1    Cup castor sugar ( or normal granulated sugar)
3     Eggs
2     Table spoons cocoa powder
3/4  Cup flour
1/4   tsp salt
1      tsp  vanilla extract

How to make
Dust a 8" square pan or line it with parchment. Pre- heat the oven to 180* C.




                         
In a glass bowl put chopped chocolate and butter.

Melt the chocolate and Butter in a Double boiler. Basically place the heat proof bowl over a simmering pan of water. The chocolate will melt in a few minutes. Take it off heat





Mix cocoa powder and Sugar.
Add the eggs and flour to molten chocolate.
Combine well. Add Vanilla extract and salt.

Pour it in the prepared tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

The Brownie will be moist when you insert a pin. but it is done.. Do not over bake the brownie. It is okay for the surface to crack.