Fancied baking some brownies today, I have surfed through different websites and found out dark chocolate (70% cocoa) is preferably used. However I have lots of milk chocolate sitting gathering dust. Should give it a try with milk chocolate brownies to see how it goes. I made marbled pattern with French white cheese (fromage blanc) and also tried filling with some sunflower seeds. Sounds like a weird mixture, doesn’t it?

Here is how I did it!

Ingredients:

113g unsalted butter, cut into small chunks

170g milk chocolate

2/3cup all purpose flour (140g)

1/2tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

½ cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2tsp pure vanilla extract

1tbsp plus 1tsp rum

2/3 cup sunflower seeds

Marble part:

1/3 cup fromage blanc (French white cheese)

Preheat 160C/325F; Baking time: 30 minutes

Method:

Butter a 20cm x 20cm pan or dust it with some flour, line the buttered pan with baking paper/ parchment.

Using a double boiler to melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Let it slightly cool down. Gradually add sugar to the melted mixture, mix with a fork.

Whisk flour, salt and baking powder.

Lightly beat three eggs with vanilla extract, then pour this to the butter and sugar mixture above. Whisk until the mixture is completely blended.

Add rum.

Fold in the mixture of flour, salt and baking powder.

Add sunflower seeds.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, spread evenly with a rubber spatula if it is not.

To make the marble pattern:

Use a small spoon dropping little evenly drops of fromage on the brownie surface. Draw the line.

Bake 30minutes, check before by inserting a toothpick in and it comes out with either crumbs or clean but not wet.

Let it cool on wire rack completely before cutting into squares.

Note: The recipe was mostly adapted from this link

http://parispastry.blogspot.com/2010/07/milk-chocolate-brownies.html

Thank you so much for sharing to let me know that I’m not the only crazy people who thinks of making brownies out of milk chocolate.

I might prepare some fudge frosting tomorrow to make it more interesting when brought to my friends.

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