Brownies

Ingredients

• ½ cup (115 g) butter
• 6 oz (170 g) dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup (200 g) sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup (65 g) all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup (25 g) cocoa powder
• ¼ tsp salt

Method

1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8-inch (20 cm) square pan with parchment.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate together over low heat, then cool a little.
3. Whisk in the sugar, then the eggs one at a time and the vanilla, whisking hard for a minute (this gives the shiny top).
4. Fold in the flour, cocoa and salt.
5. Pour into the pan and bake 22 to 27 minutes, until the top is set and a skewer comes out with moist crumbs.
6. Cool completely before cutting.