TH and I were due to visit my cousin for lunch. A cousin with two kids. Which meant, we should be getting them something.Fruits? Nah. Reminds me of visiting someone at the hospital.
Chocolates? I am a bit careful when I get this for kids because I know parents who don't introduce chocolates to their kids until they are about 10 or so. Yeah, really. Though I am super glad my parents didn't think of something like this, I respect these parents' decision.
That's when I decided to play it safe and bake something myself. TH may disagree about the 'safe' part but who listens to him anyway, right?
So I decided to bake these lovely butterscotch blondies. This is a step-by-step recipe, my first one inspired by Zesty Cook. These blondies are quite foolproof and really yummy, not to mention a great variation from the usual chocolate brownies!
The best part is, the recipe doesn't involve any kind of whipping, or beating, or creaming, or other complicated baking techniques. This is best suited for baking beginners. So this is for all those of you who are looking to bake something simple and easy.
Other easy baking recipes for beginners:
Pecan pie bites
Eggless brownies
Chocolate pressure cooker cake
Butterscotch Blondies Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup butterscotch chips
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Cream the melted butter and sugar until well blended.
- Add the egg and mix well. Then add the vanilla extract.
- Dunk the flour and salt in. Mix well until combined, with no lumps.
- Add the chips and mix gently.
- Transfer to a greased cake tray to a pre-heated oven at 350 F / 175 C and bake for about 30 mins or until a toothpick/skewer comes out clean.
- Cool, cut into squares, and enjoy!
Next, let's measure 1 cup brown sugar.
Mix throughly. You don't need any fancy electric beater or anything for this. Just good old mixing with hands until well blended.
Next, add an egg.
Mix well, gently, until you get a nice watery batter like this that's ready for the flour that you are going to add in next.
But wait! Before we measure out the flour, let's add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract/essence to this and mix well.
Finally, its time for the flour. Measure out 1 cup of all purpose flour. I just dunked the whole thing in. Don't forget to follow the flour with a pinch of salt.
Mix well until the flour is well combined with no lumps.
Now, its time for the star ingredient - Butterscotch Chips!
I didn't find any in the baking supplies store near my house but they had these cute butterscotch drops that were really tiny chips of caramel, so I used these instead. We will need ¾ cup of chips.
Dunk those in too, and blend gently without mashing the chips too much.
There you go. We are done! Well, almost. This is when you call your husband over to help transfer the batter to a greased cake tray so that you can click that as well. Like so.
Of course, you have to do the spreading and making it look pretty bit.
Transfer this to an oven pre-heated at 350 F / 175 C.
Yes, that's my oven. Its very old-fashioned but works like a charm.
The one my mom owns doesn't have a temperature regulator, yet, she used to make the most amazing cakes, different kinds - not to mention puddings and other stuff too!
Mine has a regulator and the highest setting is 220 C. I rarely need a hotter oven than that.
The dome-like lid lets you take a peek into what's baking. You see those tiny holes near the edge of the glass disc? That's where I insert my 'toothpick' to check if my cakes are done. Though, when I say toothpick, I actually mean an extra long skewer!
After about 30-40 mins of baking, your butterscotch blondies should look like this. If you are anything like me, you would have to resist the temptation to just dig your hands in and remind yourself just in time that you baked these for your cousin and family.
It's quite easy after that. Cool, cut into squares.
Pack it in a container...
.. and get ready for the compliments 🙂
Oh, this should easily get you about 12-15 squares if you use an 8 by 8 cake tray so you will have enough for yourselves too!
TBC
My mom has one of these ovens! She used to make us some fabulous cakes and pizzas. I think she still has it somewhere in storage now.:D
I have thought of making blondies so many times but have always ended up adding chocolate to it, making it brownies.
The kids must have been so pleased! 🙂
Nags
This is to everyone who asked me about the oven 🙂 I have seen this only in Kottayam but since a lot of you commented saying you have seen it or your mom has a similar one, I am guessing its available throughout Kerala if not outside. I have searched for this in Chennai but its not available.
If you are in or around Kottayam, you can get it in Shah Enterprises on TB Road. The price is about 1000rs or so and the company is called OK as you can see 🙂
Good luck!!
Ma Udaysree
interesting oven. where can i get one like that?
Zesty Cook
Oh WOW they look so yummy! Thanks for mentioning me and using the recipe. i am so glad they turned out!
zesty
MR
that is simple and easy nags!!!
now all I have to do is buy butterscotch chips
happy happy
Happy cook
Wow i want to have few of these delicous blondies. Lucky kids who got these.
If you ever visit me, you can alwways vake and bring these for me.
I gave my daughter sweets and chocolate from a very young age.
There is nothing wrong with a old fashioned oven my mom had these from the time when i was little and she used to make delicious cakes in them, nothing fancy but the vanilla , chocolate and the christmas ones.
Even my sis have this one in her place back in B'lore.
Priya
Love ur oven..really very amazing work Nags, love the step by step procedure, really helpful for us to try in future..
Sandeepa
This is a wonderful step by step recipe am sure will work like a charm when i use it
Shreya
Simply amazing!:-) Naga, where can i buy an oven like that? I would love to start baking...
Sakshi
Never ever put up a recipe without pics ok? I am one of those ppl who likes to see the outcome before attempting to try it and ur pics really tempt me to work my @&# off!! By the way was too happy to see the first pic till I read what u have written beneath it - I thought I could get away this time without actually shaping the thing...hmmpff
Nags any suggestion abt making the blondies without eggs? my husband has been complaining a lot lately abt me making things just for myself and my son; ma husband is allergic to egg and he sulks when we dig into things which he can't even smell.