Gooey Chocolate Brownies

Preparation time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking time: 25-30 minutes

Serves: However many you want depending on how you cut them

These brownies are rich and gooey on the inside with white chocolate chips for an extra special treat! These are perfect for children and adults.

Ingredients

115g plain chocolate

100g white chocolate chips

115g margarine

3 eggs

200g soft light brown sugar

1tsp vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

150g plain flour

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4 and lightly grease a 33 x 23cm/13 x 9 inch rectangular cake tin with butter or margarine.

2. Break your chocolate into a bowl. TIP: Hit your chocolate on the side of your worktop to break the chocolate up, then all you need to do is open the wrapper and pour it in the bowl. Add your margarine to the bowl. TIP: Use a knife to add your margarine instead of a spoon as it is easier. You can either melt it on a pan or in the microwave. TIP: I would use a microwave as its quicker and less cleaning up. When your chocolate has melted leave it to one side to cool down to room temperature.

3. In another bowl beat your sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and salt together until creamy.When your mixture is all creamy check to see if your chocolate is at room temperature, if it is pour it into your mixture. FACT: If you put your chocolate in whilst its too warm it can curdle the egg.

4. Using a metal spoon carefully fold and stir in the chocolate to your mixture. When that's done add a little bit of your flour to the mixture at a time and keep folding and stirring it in. When all your flour is mixed in add your white chocolate chips and gently stir in.

5. Pour all your mixture into your rectangular cake tin and spread evenly with a metal spoon. Bake in the oven for around 30 minutes until it has just set. The brownie should be slightly moist inside. When it has cooked remove from the oven and place aside to completely cool.

6. Run a round bladed knife round the edge of the baking tin and invert (turn upside down) onto a baking sheet. Place another baking sheet on top of the brownies and invert again do they're the right way up. Cut into squares or bars for serving and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

There you go your brownies are all done!

I hope you enjoy my brownies and please comment down below what you think. Thank you! :-P x

American Pancakes

Preparation time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking time: 10-20 minutes

Serves: 10-12 pancakes

These pancakes are very light and fluffy and are perfect for breakfast and so delicious.



Ingredients

115g Plain flour
1 heaped tsp Baking powder
Pinch of salt
140ml Milk
3 large free range eggs

Method:

1. First separate your eggs by putting the whites into one bowl and the yolks in another.

2. Add the flour, baking powder and milk to your yolks then mix your batter with an electric whisk until you get a smooth thick batter.

3. Add your salt to the whites and mix with an electric whisk until it forms into stiff peaks (a bit like marshmallow)

4. Carefully tip your egg whites into your batter and using a metal spoon gently fold the egg whites into the batter.

5. Heat a non stick pan onto a medium heat. Using a ladel pour a spoonful of your batter into the middle of your pan and spread your pancake to as big or as small as you want by moving your ladel in circles round the pancake.

6. When your pancake has a lot of bubbles on top use a spatula to flip your pancake over. When you have flipped it over, leave your pancake for around the same amount of time. Carry on flipping till both sides are golden.

7. Repeat this process till all your batter is used.
    TIP: You may need to turn your heat down if your pancakes are cooking too quickly

There you go, your pancakes are all done. You can serve them with whatever you want but I love to use strawberries, blueberries and kiwi with a little bit of maple syrup to give it a nice flavour. You could also even add your toppings into your batter whilst its in the pan!

I hope you enjoy my pancakes and please comment down below what you think. Thank you! :-P x

Introduction

Hello, welcome to MyFoodAddiction! My name is Lauren and I'm 14 years old. Ever since I was a little kid I have had a huge passion for cooking, and I still have now! I have grown up loving foods and loving watching my mum cook. I don't really make meals but I do really enjoy making desserts. I have so many ideas that are so yummy so I decided to share them on my very own blog! I hope you enjoy my recipes! :)