Chewy Peanut Butter Brownies

In my mind Brownies had to be Chocolate, well I guess until recently I have never really given the brownie much thought, just that I liked them. A few weeks ago I heard someone talking about Peanut Butter Brownies, umm I thought and why not give them a try, after all I like Brownies & I love peanut butter.

I googled the recipe and came across this one on all recipes.com

The measurements for the recipe are in cups, I just love the simplicity of baking from an american recipe.

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Peanut Butter { I used crunchy, but the choice is yours }

1/3 Cup Soft Margarine

2/3 Cup White Sugar

1/2 Cup light Brown Sugar or Light Muscavado

2 Eggs

1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 Cup Plain Flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C ). Grease a 9x9 inch square baking pan.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together peanut butter and margarine. 
3. Gradually blend in the brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla; mix until fluffy. 
4. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended.
5. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in preheated oven, or until the top springs back when touched. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes until the sides shrink from the edge of the pan and turn onto a wire cooling rack until, and cut into 16 squares.

These brownies are beautiful, but I felt something was missing, don't mis-understand me they tasted great, but they could taste better & the needed something on the top to decorate them slightly.

2nd Batch

Whilst I was in the kitchen this morning Paul made a 2nd batch and added 50g chopped salted peanuts & 2 tbsp of MSK Maple Caramel Sauce.