(This post is photo intensive so beware!)
First up, the recipe for you to read through then some step by step photographs to aid anyone who has never baked before-I dare you to try this easy recipe.
Brownies (serves 16)
1/2 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
1 cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees celsius. Line a muffin tray with paper linings.
2. Mix oil, sugar and vanilla essence in a large bowl. Beat in eggs gradually with an electric mixer.
3. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in another bowl.
4. Gradually stir in egg mixture and flour mixture until well blended (you may use your electric mixer but on low speed)
5. Stir in walnuts and pour batter into paper linings.
6. Bake in the centre of the oven for about 15 minutes or until moist crumbs cling onto the skewer when poked in the middle of the brownie (not when the skewer is clean)
Photo time.
Chop the walnuts to the consistency that you desire. This were my walnuts halfway in the chopping process.
The oil-some people get terrified as to how much fat goes into sweets. Reality check for you! 
Yes and there’s sugar as well. I love the crystal look of the sugar in this photo.
My whisks still clean before mixing, vanilla was added to this mixture already.
Eggs, two are going to be separated from their gang.
Beating away and eggs added in gradually. I’m super particular about the meaning behind gradual, since I hate my mixture to curdle up when the eggs aren’t incorporated well. yuck.
The whisk after all that mixing.
The flour measured, feel free to be more precise than me.
I love this cocoa from Hershey’s.
Measurement of baking powder.
The same double-sided spoon can be used for the salt measurement as well. Thanks to this awesome magnetic measuring set from Calin last Christmas. 
The gorgeous dry mixture.
Finally all mixed together in glorious perfection.
The end. Now eat.
You’ll love how your kitchen smells when brownies are baking.
Tags: Baking, brownie, brownie recipe, brownies, christmas brownie, easy bakes, easy brownies
December 12, 2008 at 5:46 am |
i can’t remember if i’ve said this before. but i use the exact same measuring cups. lol!
i’m gonna try this =)
December 12, 2008 at 1:04 pm |
Fabulous recipe!! Love the step-by-step photos
December 12, 2008 at 4:30 pm |
Strangely it sounds too much work for me.
I suck at the kitchen.
December 12, 2008 at 4:44 pm |
@Daryl: Yes you mentioned it before, haha
All the best! I’m sure it’ll turn up fab.
@VeggieGirl: Thanks!
@rara: It’s okay, just savour your mum’s recipes then
December 13, 2008 at 11:36 am |
I love brownis thanh you for this recipe
December 14, 2008 at 10:40 am |
Wow! You are using the cute little measuring spoons I gave you last Xmas! Glad it is useful.
December 14, 2008 at 6:46 pm |
Amsie,
That is how ALL educating cooks ought to give a recipe, neat.
The photographs were an excellent way to tell the story, thank you!
brendan
December 15, 2008 at 11:05 am |
@French Blast: Welcome
@bodytreats: Yes sweetie, thanks for them!
@brendan: Thank you for your kind words brendan, it means a lot to me.
September 16, 2009 at 12:14 pm |
Wow! This sounds so easy and delicious
Thank you so much for the recipe and photos
I’m gonna try this very soon
August 11, 2011 at 7:31 pm |
Just finished baking this recipe (converting it to Farenheit for here in the states)…beautiful! My girls and I were wanting something to satisfy our sweet tooth and only had 1/2 cup of flour and veggie oil and cocoa powder! They taste amazing! Thank you.
March 3, 2012 at 5:07 pm |
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July 22, 2012 at 11:04 am |
thanks for this tasty recipe!