Brownies

Had some extra boys to feed this evening, so I chose the spaghetti bolognese, and then made brownies from the Taste website.

Preparation Time

10 - 15 minutes

Cooking Time

35 minutes

Makes

20 small or 10 large

Ingredients

• Melted butter or margarine, for greasing
• 125g butter, chopped
• 200g (1 cup, firmly packed) soft brown sugar
• 125g dark chocolate, chopped
• 3 eggs
• 50g (1/3 cup) plain flour
• 35g (1/3 cup) cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 150g (1 1/4 cup) walnuts

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease an 18 x 28cm cake tin with the melted butter or margarine and line the base of the pan with non-stick baking paper.
2. Place butter, brown sugar and chocolate in a large saucepan and stir over medium heat until well combined (see microwave tip).
3. Remove from heat and beat in the eggs using a wooden spoon.
4. Sift together the flour, cocoa and baking powder into the chocolate mixture and stir until well combined. Stir in the walnuts.
5. Pour into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until firm and until a few crumbs cling to a skewer when it's inserted into the centre.

Notes & tips

• These reliable brownies are equally delicious served as a dessert, straight from the oven in larger portions with scoops of vanilla ice-cream.
• For those who are not big fans of nuts this brownie recipe is just as good without the walnuts.
• Microwave tip: Combine butter, sugar and chocolate in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl. Heat, uncovered, for 2-4 minutes on Medium High/650 J watts/70%, stirring every minute until well combined.

I didn't have any walnuts, so I used white choc chips. My oven had been hotter from cooking garlic bread to go with the pasta, but I did let it cool down a bit. I then cooked it for 29 minutes and it was just right, maybe starting to get a bit overdone at the edges.

Everyone had seconds!