Scrumptiously Moreish Chocolate Brownies

I guess given the title of my blog I should start with my favourite brownie recipe.

You know those days when everything just isn't going right... a warning light on your car decides it's the day to flick itself on, deadline day for that all important application form and the printer decides to go on the blink, your little innocent perfect angel demonstrates his artistic talent on the wallpaper and sofa... with biro... you know those days! Well I always find a sit down with a freshly brewed cup of tea and a brownie always puts things right.... well it may not make the biro disappear but it makes you feel a damn whole lot better.

I've always tried various brownie recipes and they've always been too dry, too solid, too stodgy, however I came across these at a kids birthday party and they just blew me away. I nabbed the recipe (thanks Nikki for sharing) and here it is...

Chocolate Brownies (Blue Peter original)

• 100g butter
• 2 extra large eggs
• 225g caster sugar
• 40g cocoa
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 50g self raising flour
• 50g chocolate chips (I just wack a bar of 70% or higher chocolate in the food processor to break it up into small chocolate chip sized pieces)

Method

 

1. Melt the butter in a sauce pan over a gentle heat and add the cocoa to the butter, stir (be careful not to burn by keeping the heat low).
2. In a different bowl beat the eggs with the sugar until smooth.
3. Add the chocolate butter mix to the egg mix
4. Add Vanilla Essence
5. Add Self Raising flour gradually and mix
6. Add the chocolate pieces
7. Pour into a well greased tin or (my preferred method) line a small square/ rectangular casserole dish with grease proof paper.
8. Bake in the oven at 180^oC (170^o C for a fan oven) for approx 30 mins.
9. Cut when cool into small square

Warning you might want to make two lots as these are truly moreish and don't last long in our house!