CCRC's Lockdown Cookbook

Brownies

Preparation time: 10 mins; Cooking time 60 mins

Submitted by: Melissa Hart

Background

Brownies are my favourite American food. However in Australia we don't tend to do them so well- too dry,too much like cake. Until I found this Donna Hay recipe! These are crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Yum!

Ingredients

• 1 cup (150g) plain flour
• ¾ cup (75g) cocoa
• ¾ cup (130g) brown sugar
• 1⅓ cups (290g) caster sugar
• 175g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (sometimes I forget this bit)
• 3 eggs 125g dark chocolate, chopped (I like to use Lindt dark chocolate with sea salt)

Instructions

Place the flour, cocoa, both the sugars, the butter, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl and mix until smooth. Add the chocolate and stir to combine. Preheat oven to 160°C . Lightly grease a 20cm square tin and line with non-stick baking paper. Spread the mixture into the tin. Bake for 50 minutes – 1 hour or until the brownie is set+. Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before slicing into squares and serving warm, or allow to cool completely in the tin.

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