Brownies - Yes I made it!

Not willing to give up so easily in my search for the best brownie recipe, I decided to try again one day after all the failed attempts.

This time, I tried two Chewy Brownies recipes - one from a newspaper cutting yonks ago, another one from Martha Stewart.

I had to reduce the sugar by nearly half in each recipe, yet they still turned out a bit too sweet for my liking. But - they were successful! Finally :)

At least they look like brownies hahaha... with a crusty and shiny top.

And only today I saw a fine line in a recipe book that one shall never use self-raising flour in brownies. Darn, it was my own boo-boo that spoilt my cakes yesterday ;p

The one on the left, some no name recipe which requires the brownies to be refrigerated straight from the oven (I was really cynical), and the one on the right by Martha Stewart, just had to go through the normal cooling process.

The verdict: Both were equally tasty and chocolaty, BUT the quick-cooling process somehow made the brownie on the left very moist and chewy! So, that is the best-kept secret :)

And I also learned by accident today that brownies are so nice to be eaten refrigerated. What a pleasant discovery :)

I am so going to put on another 5 lbs this weekend ;p