Double chocolate brownies, ovvero la migliore ricetta di brownies di sempre. E anche oltre.

I brownies non hanno certo bisogno di presentazioni, sono i dolcetti americani forse più famosi del mondo (beh, quale dolce americano non è famoso in realtà?), ma voglio raccontarvi lo stesso la mia personalissima storia con questi quadrotti cioccolatosi.

I brownies sono penso il primissimo dolce che ho fatto in vita mia. Quando eravamo piccole io e mia sorella c’era questo programma per bambini, Solletico (quanti di voi se lo ricordano?), e lo guardavamo spesso. Ogni tanto in questo programma facevano dei dolcetti o delle preparazioni base-base che i genitori potevano fare assieme ai loro bambini, e i brownies erano una di queste. Mi ricordo che io, R. e la mamma ci siamo scritte giù la ricetta e li abbiamo fatti assieme. Mi sembrò una conquista incredibile, perchè erano venuti proprio bene, e da allora nella mia memoria i brownies hanno assunto un’aria quasi mitologica e mistica, avvolti come sono nelle nebbie della mia infanzia.

Con il tempo sono tornata a farli diverse volte, in versioni un tantino più complesse di quella proposta dal programma per bambini, ma sempre molto semplici e golose. Questa che vi mostro oggi è senza dubbio la migliore ricetta di brownies mai provata finora, semplicissima, buonissima e, ovviamente, cioccolatosa al massimo.

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English Version

Double chocolate brownies

Double chocolate brownies, the best recipe for brownies ever. And even beyond.

Brownies need no introduction, these treats being perhaps the most famous American treat in the world (well, which American treat is not famous actually?), But I want to tell you my personal story with these cuties anyway.

I think brownies are the very first cake I’ve baked in my life. When we were little my sister and I used to watch this program for children, “Tickling” (how many of you remember this?), and every now and then in this program they would make some sweets or basic preparations suitable for parents to make with their children, and brownies were one of them. I remember that I, R. and mother wrote down the recipe and bake them together. It seemed to me an incredible achievement, because they were perfect, and since then in my memory the brownies have taken an almost mythical and mystical appearance, as if they are wrapped in the mists of my childhood.

Since then I’ve made them several times, in many more complex versions than that proposed by the children’s program, but they are always very simple to make and extremely tasty. The recipe I’m giving you today is definitely the best recipe for brownies I have ever tried so far: simple, delicious and, of course, the most chocolaty ever.

Ingredients:

180g butter
180g dark chocolate
80g flour
40g cocoa
100g milk chocolate (or 50g milk chocolate and 50 white chocolate)
3 eggs
270g sugar

Preparation:

Melt in the microwave (or double boiler, as you prefer) chocolate and butter. Leave aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper in a rectangle pan (the one I used measures 30x24cm).
In a bowl beat the eggs with sugar for 3 minutes at maximum speed, then sift in the flour and cocoa. Beat for another minute, then add the mixture of dark chocolate and butter that has cooled down (if not, immerse the container of melted chocolate in cold water for 5 minutes) and beat for another minute.
Finally add the milk chocolate (or milk chocolate and white chocolate), reduced roughly in flakes and mix with a spoon.
Pour into the pan and bake for 25 minutes.
Allow to cool and cut into squares.