Brownie Fun!

Hello all!
Today is my first day starting my baking adventures. I decided to start with brownies.
Simple Chocolate Brownies with a nice Chocolate Ganache.
I got an amazing recipe for the both of them, and started baking!
Well, let's start the disaster:

I started mixing the ingredients; melting them and I realized it didn't look right. Why? because I forgot to add the water.
I added it after, but we'll see how that turns out.
So far so good.
I mixed everything and put it in the oven.
They didn't grow very much, so it is a bit flat. but that's okay.
I made the ganache, and i edited the recipe a bit, and it tastes great!
So here it is (I added nuts on top) :

Here is the recipe (originally from the food network):
Makes 36 Brownies

Ingredients

• 6 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate, plus 6 ounces
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 1/2 tablespoons water
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

In a medium saucepan, combine 6 ounces chocolate with butter, sugar, and water. Cook over low heat, stirring, until melted. Set aside to cool a bit. Break up the remaining chocolate and stir into melted chocolate mixture. Whisk in eggs, flour, and salt. Add walnuts if desired. Batter will be thick and lumpy. Spray a 9-inch square pan with non-stick spray and scrape batter into pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Set on rack to cool. Garnish with powdered sugar.

As for the Chocolate Ganache, I mostly created it, but I used a base recipe:

Ganache

• 6 oz best-quality semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped (170 g)
• 6 tbsp heavy cream (90 mL)
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter (45 mL)

1. Place the chocolate in a large mixing bowl and set aside. Bring the cream and butter to just below boiling point in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour the hot mixture over the chocolate and let stand for 30 seconds. Stir the mixture.
2. The ganache should be used for spreading while warm.

I adapted the recipe because of what I had:
I used an entire bar of 81% bitter dark chocolate, so I added 3-4 tablespoons of sugar. (it sounds like a lot, but it really isn't)
and instead of heavy cream, I used half and half cream. Much better! Didn't turn out so heavy.

ENJOY!


Happy Baking!