Chocolate Brownies
Indulge your inner chocoholic with these scrumptious chocolate brownies made with dark chocolate and walnuts. Delicious when eaten on its own or smothered with a chocolate fudge topping.
Ingredients:
- 60g bitter chocolate
- 120g butter
- 225g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 60g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 225g coarsely chopped walnuts
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Melt the chocolate in a small heavy saucepan over a low heat, stirring constantly, but do not let it come to a boil. Set it aside to cool.
- In, a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together by beating them with a large spoon until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time and then the cooled chocolate.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together into the mixture, and beat until the ingredients are well combined.
- Stir in the vanilla and walnuts.
- Lightly butter a 20cm square baking tin.
- Pour in the batter and bake the brownies for 30-35 minutes, or until a small knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Cool for about 10 minutes, then cut into 2 inch squares.
Makes 16 brownies.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:31 am
no walnuts or any kind of nuts please coz i hate them
June 4th, 2009 at 9:02 am
I like this, quite simple to make and a nice desert to have now its winter.
October 23rd, 2009 at 4:35 pm
how long does it take