Brownies have always been one of my favourite sweet treats. Today, after quite a few rounds of testing (which wasn’t all that bad), I bring you a tray of perfect fudgy vegan brownies.
They are crispy on the inside and fudgy on the inside, the way every good brownie should be. They are intensely chocolatey, come together quickly and due to their small size, bake so quickly that you’ll have plenty of time to make yourself a cup of coffee before they are out of the oven.
The key to the fudgy interior is taking them out of the oven just in time. They may look underdone as the tops harden and crisp up as the brownies cool down, but trust me – they are not. They are heavenly!
- 2 tbsp flax / chia meal OR 3 tbsp reduced aquafaba*
- 220 g / 1 ¾ cup white plain cake (as opposed to bread) flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 6 tbsp / 3/8 cup raw cocoa powder
- 110 g dark chocolate (I used 70% cocoa)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 60 ml / ¼ cup espresso + 75 ml / 5 tbsp boiling water
- 200 g / 1 cup caster sugar
- 80 ml / ¼ cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp mild olive oil
- 30 g pistachios, chopped (optional)
- If using flax or chia, prepare them by mixing 2 tbsp of ground seeds with 3 tbsp / 45 ml of water. Put aside in the fridge to allow it to thicken.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180° C / 350° F. Line a standard 12 hole muffin tin with cupcake liners or line the bottoms with circles of baking paper and insert a strip of baking paper into each hole to be able to take them out easily. Oil the sides of each muffin hole. Do not rely just on greasing the tin with olive oil alone as in my experience hardened tops are likely to come off when trying to remove brownies after baking (see the photo I put on my Instagram – @lazycatkitchen).
- Weigh your flour, add baking soda and mix the two together, sift. Set aside.
- Chop your chocolate very finely. Put it into a big mixing bowl, with cocoa powder and salt. Stir well.
- Boil a kettle of water and make an espresso. Make sure you time it so that they are both ready (and hot) at the same time. Pour 75 ml / 5 tbsp of boiling water and 60 ml / ¼ cup of hot espresso into the bowl with chocolate. Stir it well until chocolate dissolves into hot liquid. Do not add any more liquid.
- Add in sugar, flax / chia egg (by this time it should turn all sticky) or cooled aquafaba and olive oil. Using a hand mixer, blend the mixture until it’s smooth.
- It’s time to add flour and the baking soda mixture. Add a little at a time and stir it into the chocolate mixture with a spoon. Do not be tempted to use an electric mixer as it will overwork the batter and spoil the brownies. Stir gently and just enough until there are no flour pockets any more, but no more than that.
- Spoon the batter (it will be quite thick) into the muffin tin. Smooth it with a spatula and sprinkle chopped pistachios on top. Bake on middle shelf for about 11-12 minutes. Remember the brownies will continue to cook for a little while longer once removed from the oven and the tops will harden as they cool. The top should be nice and crispy, but the inside gooey. Remove them from the oven and let them sit in the tray until they are cool enough to remove. If you try to remove them too quickly, they may fall apart.
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=================================Auto Insurance - The Loss Of Use Policy Exclusion
Ideas check out the "lack of use" exclusion clause inside your vehicle insurance document.It identifies what alternative transport your insurance company will give you in case your own vehicle is off course due to thievery or accident. Generally the reply is within the negative !!
Certain insurance companies possess a group of maintained repair centers who will give you a courtesy vehicle if a person ought to be available. A couple of insurance companies possess a rental-car plan put into their policy whereby they'll give a vehicle for you personally using their selected rental-car company. However, most insurance companies don't have either of those options.
Most insurance companies provide a rental vehicle extension for their comprehensive guidelines. The extension is costly and also the cover offered is very limited. You need to decide if you think it crucial that you purchase it. It's not an important 'add on' for everyone. Request yourself these questions:
If my vehicle was off course would I still have the ability to :
- make a start (by train, walk, bus, cycle)?
- go ahead and take children/grandchildren to college?
- shopping
- continue holiday?
- pursue my social interests, sports, hobbies etc?
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Should you could cope with no vehicle for some time, you do not really should buy this extra cover. If you are certain you cannot then you need to check you have this cover.
Remember, in case your vehicle is stolen or perhaps an accident is the fault, you won't have the ability to claim any rental-car costs from someone else. You will not have the ability to visit a 'credit hire' company. You cannot depend upon the possibilities of a courtesy vehicle in the repair center. Which means this extra cover becomes useful for you personally.
Similarly, if you don't require to use the suggested repairer of the insurance company, or perhaps your vehicle is really a total loss, your rental-car additional cover helps you to save your day. Let us have a look at what you could aspire to see within an average policy.
You are able to only employ a vehicle if yours is disabled not less than 2 days, and also the maximum duration of hire is 14 days. When the hire vehicle is needed for over this you'll have to spend the money for hire firm yourself. There's been many a disagreement between vehicle owner,insurance provider and repairer when repairs have overrun due to non-accessibility to parts and no-one really wants to spend the money for additional rental car costs.
You can't claim a hire vehicle for any glass only or windshield claim.
There's often a maximum distance the provider will provide accommodations vehicle if you live within the stays and also the provider is a few couple of miles from you, be ready for yet another charge if you would like these to deliver it for you. Is it feasible to get for their local depot yourself?
Your overall vehicle insurance policy covers the hire vehicle as though it were your personal vehicle. That can help your insurance provider to help keep lower the cost from the hire vehicle cover but when you possess an accident inside it, the insurance claim is going to be in your policy.
The vehicle are only able to be hired in the date your vehicle gets into to become fixed when the harm to your vehicle is really that it's still legal and safe they are driving. When the vehicle isn't safe they are driving you are able to hire the vehicle in the date from the accident.
Guidelines may impose an optimum hire period, for example 14 days. In case your vehicle is restored just before that date, you have to return the hire vehicle the moment you've your automobile back.
The rental vehicle provided will probably be a fundamental, manual gearbox vehicle a maximum of a few years old. Should you require a bigger model you'll most likely need to pay vitamins. Should you desire a computerized they'll attempt to locate choice for you inside the vehicle groups specified by the insurance policy. The hire vehicle will often come with a complete tank of fuel. It should be came back having a full tank. If you do not you'll be billed through the provider for any fill. Plus they charge a absurdly high cost per litre!
Some hire firms may wish to collect your charge card number, for those who have one, protecting against the risk of needing to fill your vehicle or thumping it although utilizing it.
