Easy Brownies Made Without an Oven

Brownies are a bakery treat every Thai knows and loves for their sweet, rich, delicious flavour. Normally you need an oven to make them, but today we'll show you how to make brownies without an oven and what they turn out like.

Three Brownie Legends

There are as many as three stories about how brownies came to be. The first says a cook accidentally added melted chocolate to biscuit dough, creating the brownie. The second says a cook forgot to add flour to a mixture that had already been beaten together, and it turned into a brownie. The third and most popular belief is that a housewife who had no baking powder adapted a recipe, creating brownies to serve her guests.

The History of the Brownie

According to records, a chef at the Palmer House hotel in Chicago was developing a new treat after Bertha Palmer asked for a dessert for the ladies at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. She specified that it should be smaller than a cake but still cake-like, easy to eat and suitable for packing in a lunch box. The result was the first brownie, topped with apricot and walnuts.

Now that you know the history of this treat, let's look at the method, ingredients and a few tips for making it without an oven.

Crackly-Top Microwave Brownies

Ingredients

• 60 g salted butter
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 45 g all-purpose flour
• 15 g cocoa powder
• 80 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 50 g chocolate chips

Method

1. Microwave the dark chocolate and butter for 30 seconds until melted, then stir together.
2. Sift the flour and combine with the sugar, egg and salt, beating until smooth and starting to turn fluffy.
3. Add the melted chocolate and butter to the beaten flour and sugar mixture and stir to combine, taking care not to leave lumps of flour.
4. Add the chocolate chips.
5. Pour the mixture into a container lined with baking paper so it doesn't stick.
6. Microwave instead of baking for about 3 minutes (or until risen), at a setting of 150, about 1,500 W.
7. When the time is up, take the brownie out of the microwave and test it with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it's done.

Tips for Making Brownies Without an Oven

Making crackly-topped brownies this way gives a fragrant, delicious result. The secret is to beat the eggs and sugar for as long as possible. This works on the same principle as meringue and makes the brownie top crisper. Several techniques help with beating the eggs, such as whipping the egg whites with the sugar first (200 g for 3 minutes), or creaming the butter and sugar before adding the eggs. The microwave setting used here is 150, about 1,500 W, but you can adjust it as you see fit. That's an easy bake: crackly-topped brownies.

Give it a try while staying home or social distancing during COVID-19. It's easy and delicious. Follow MK Unigroup for more news and baking tips, and like and share to spread the knowledge.