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Chocolate Brownies
These chocolate brownies are irresistible! Soft and fudgey in the centre, but crunchy on the outside. They're the perfect afternoon treat all year round.
Ingredients
- 250 g dark chocolate, 45-50% cocoa
- 250 g unsalted butter
- 40 g plain flour
- 60 g cocoa powder, Cadbury Bourneville
- 350 g caster sugar
- 80 g unsalted nuts, roasted
- 50 g chocolate baking chips, white, milk or dark
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170ºC. Grease the baking tin and line with baking paper, allowing it to extend out the sides on the long edges.
- Break up the dark chocolate into pieces and place into a small saucepan. Roughly chop the butter and place with the chocolate. Melt on a very low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon. Be careful not to allow any water or moisture in the pot with the chocolate and butter, otherwise the chocolate will split. Once melted, take off the heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Measure out the flour and cocoa powder, and sift into a large mixing bowl. Sift together a few times until the mixture is completely combined and no white flour remains. Add the caster sugar and stir until combined. Set aside.
- Measure out the nuts and chocolate bits onto a chopping board. If necessary, peel or shell the nuts then roughly chop and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs with a fork until thoroughly mixed, add the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt, and whisk until combined.
- To assemble, make a well in the centre of your dry mixture, and pour both the egg and the chocolate mixture into the well. Stir with a wooden spoon until combined, then add your nuts and chocolate bits and stir through. Pour into your prepared tin, using a silicone spatula to clean the bowl out and smooth the surface of the brownie.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until there is a crust on top - it should be soft to touch but not wobbly if you wiggle the tin. Allow to cool in the tin, then lift out the brownie using the excess baking paper as handles. Chop into squares and serve with berries and/or ice cream.