Chocolate Brownies
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Baking, Cakes, Biscuits Cuisine: American Style
200 grams butter
200 grams plain chocolate
600 grams caster sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs -- large
250 grams plain flour
4 tablespoons cocoa
Preheat oven to 180C, Gas 4
Prepare a small rectangular roasting tin or oven proof dish approximately
9 x 13"
Melt the butter and chocolate over a pan of simmering water. Cool
slightly.
Stir in the sugar and vanilla.
Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring until well blended each time.
Add the flour and cocoa ans beat for about 1 minute, until smooth.
Pour into prepared tin, and bake for about 45 - 50 minutes.
The mixture
needs to be just cooked, so start testing with a cocktail stick at about
40 minutes - it should have moist crumbs, but not wet batter, still
clinging to it.
Cool in tin until cool enough to handle, then turn out and leave until
completely cold before cutting into squares.
I cut this size into 24 pieces (8 x 3), but it could easily make 32
smaller pieces (8 x 4) as it is very rich.
Description:
"Chewy dense brownies - the best recipe I've found to date!"
NOTES : Use the best chocolate you have; 40 - 50% cocoa solids
makes great
brownies, but 70% cocoa make superb ones!
You can use unrefined brown sugar, even muscovado, for that extra
bite.
Strong flour can be used for extra chewiness
Source: "Sue" 
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