Chocolate Brownies by Rebecca

100g plain cooking chocolate
2 large eggs
125g butter, softened
275g caster sugar
½ tsp vanilla essence
50g self-raising flour
25g plain flour (I used 75g plain flour and ½ tsp baking powder)
2 tbsp cocoa powder
100g walnuts/pecans/cashews whatever (broken bits are best)

Preheat oven to 180C

Cut out square of baking paper and line a greased 20x20cm and at least 6cm deep baking tray (mine is bigger, just watch the cooking time if the brownies are thinner)

Heat some water to boiling point in a pan, remove from heat, and place bowl with broken chocolate on top, stir to melt.

Break eggs into small bowl and beat.

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla essence in large mixing bowl.

Add eggs bit by bit, beating in between.

Sift flour and cocoa powder into bowl (I did not sift, no lumps apparent) and mix well.

Cut up nuts and mix in.

Pour into tin and smooth top.

Bake for 35min until crusty on top, slightly risen, but still soft in the middle.

Leave in tray for 20 minutes before cutting into squares.



ENJOY!