Brownies

Ingredients

• 14 tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 11/2 cup flour
• salt

1. Preheat the oven to 350 Degree F.Line the bottom and sides of 12" square baking pan and grease
2. Gently melt the butter in a small saucepan.Remove from the heat and stir in the cocoa powder.
3. Beat the egg and vanilla until light and add to the cocoa butter mixture.
4. Add sugar and mix well.Add a pinch of salt.
5. Sift the flour over the cocoa mixture and gently fold in.Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
6. Bake in the center of the oven for 30 minutes .Do not over bake.Leave in the pan to cool before cutting into 2-inch squares and removing.
7. The brownies should be soft and moist

(for fudge icing,add 100 gms icing sugar,50 gms melted butter,1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder,3 tbsp of milk and heat.stir well to get paste consistency.pour the icing on the brownie.)

(Recipe:American baking heritage-Patricia Lousada)