Chocolate Baking Dessert

Brownies

Name: Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 120g good-quality dark chocolate; 125g unsalted butter; 200g caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 85g plain flour; 2 tablespoons good-quality cocoa; 100g walnuts, chopped

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These great brownies are firm on the outside and soft in the inside with a little nutty crunch.

120g good-quality dark chocolate
125g unsalted butter
200g caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
85g plain flour
2 tablespoons good-quality cocoa
100g walnuts, chopped

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base of a 20cm square pan.
2.

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, then set aside to cool.
3.

Beat together the butter and sugar until pale. Add the vanilla and the eggs, one at a time, stirring, until just combined. Sift the flour and cocoa, then fold into the egg mixture. Fold in the chocolate and walnuts, pour into cake pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. Leave to cool in the pan, then cut into squares to serve.