Brownies are one of those desserts that are just perfect all year round. Winter, spring, summer and autumn. Its a must have staple recipe.
Here in Estonian, we tend to get all four season in one week, sometimes even in one day, especially as Spring tries to approach. It makes seasonal baking a bit complicated… Do I still make gingerbread and pumpkin pie when it’s May but still snowing (yes, we have had snow in May here). Or do I move on to fruity Spring flavors in March because it’s sunny outside, but still -6 degrees Celsius. Then there are a few random days in the week, like yesterday that it’s +10! That’s basically summer for us, haha. But before we could get too excited, the forecast announced snow later in the week. See what I mean? It’s a struggle.
So now you can understand why it’s so important to have a brownie recipe. It simple, it’s tasty and it’s perfect for every season.
With that being said, let’s begin!
- 2/3 cup (105g) flour
- 1/3 cup (25g)cacao powder
- 3/4 cup (165g) white sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 flax eggs (or regular) – 2 Tablespoons ground flax seeds + 5 Tablespoons water
- 1/3 cup (63g) neutral oil of choice (not olive oil)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons almond milk or other milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2/3 cup (80g) Dark Chocolate chunks
Preheat oven to 176’C (350’F)
First you will want to prepare your flax eggs. Mix 2 Tablespoons ground flaxseeds + 5 Tablespoons water, set aside.
Bake for 20-30minute. For me 25 minutes is perfect! You can poke it with a toothpick to see if it’s done. If it comes out clean, it’s ready! Also the top should be set and not wet.
(Side note: since it’s vegan, that means that if you accidentally, or intentionally, under-bake it, it’s still totally edible! One of my favorite things about vegan baking is eating batter. Doesn’t matter if it’s cake batter, cookie dough, etc, there are no animal products so it’s all safe to eat. 😃)
Brownies
Servings: 9 square pieces.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup (105g) flour
1/3 cup (25g)cacao powder
3/4 cup (165g) white sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 flax eggs (or regular) - 2 Tablespoons ground flax seeds + 5 Tablespoons water
1/3 cup (63g) neutral oil of choice (not olive oil)
1 1/2 Tablespoons almond milk or other milk
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup (80g) Dark Chocolate chunks
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 175’C (350’F)
2. Prepare flax eggs. (Unless using regular)
3. Chop chocolate.
4. Mix dry ingredients: flour, cacao powder, sugar, baking powder, salt.
4. Add wet: flax eggs, oil, vanilla. Mix. Then add almond milk.
5. Add in chocolate chunks and mix.
6. Line a 23x23cm (9x9cm) pan with baking powder. Pour in mixture and level out with spatula.
7. Bake for 20-30 minutes. Use a toothpick to see if it’s done. If the top of the brownie is set and the toothpick comes out clean, it’s ready!
8. Let cool in pan for about 20 minutes before removing so it can set.
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