Real Chocolate Chewy Brownies
The perfect Brownie, crispy on top, dark and gooey in the middle with a really rich chocolate taste.
The perfect dessert with vanilla pod ice cream and a touch of hot fudge sauce.
Preparation time: 20 minutes Quantity: Makes 12 portions Cooking time: 25 - 30 minutes
Ingredients
9 oz /200g butter
16 oz/ 1lb/450g light brown sugar (or caster)
1 x 100g bar dark chocolate (70% cocoa) chopped or grated
2 oz/ 50g cocoa powder
4 medium eggs (beaten)
4 oz/ 100g self raising flour sieved
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- In a saucepan gently heat the chopped butter, sugar, vanilla, chopped chocolate and cocoa
- Cool for 5 minutes
- Whisk in the beaten eggs
- Stir in the sieved flour
- Pour in to a 8-9 inch tin
- Bake 25-30 minutes –till firm around the sides, but soft in the middle- they might even look like they are not cooked- but they are!!
- Cool, cut and serve –these are gooey and crunchy and will not come out of the tin neatly