Brownies

Brownie recipe

Makes 16-20
140g butter
200g good-quality dark chocolate
225g sugar
60g good-quality unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
60g plain flour

Preheat oven to 160C/gas mark 3 and line a baking tray (about 15 x 25cm). Melt the butter, chocolate and sugar together on a medium heat, being careful not to burn the chocolate, and mix well. Sieve in the cocoa and remove from the heat. Cool slightly and add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one. Add the flour and beat until well combined and glossy. Pour into the lined tin, spread evenly and bake until a wooden skewer comes out almost clean but not quite, about 20 minutes. Cool and cut into slices.