DAY 5, BROWNIES

In response to your requests, here are my (well OK Elspeth's) famous brownies. Very indulgent, sticky in the middle and delicious served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce over the top!

BROWNIES

Ingredients

80g chocolate (75% cocoa solids)

120g butter

220 g fine crystal sugar

1tsp vanilla or other spice

2 eggs

80g flour

½tsp baking powder

20cm x 15cm baking tin

Hot choc. sauce

20g chocolate

 20mls milk

1tsp icing sugar

1.    Preheat oven to 170ºC fan.

2.    Line the bottom and top ends of tin with a strip of baking paper. Grease the long edges.

3.    Break chocolate into large bowl, add cubed butter.

4.    Place bowl over a pot of barely simmering water until melted together.

5.    Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla.

6.    Add eggs and beat thoroughly.

7.    Sieve in flour & baking powder and fold in gently until just combined.

8.    Pour into baking tin.

9.    Bake for 30 minutes or until well risen.

10. Cool on a baking tray.

11. Meanwhile make chocolate sauce.

12. Put chocolate, milk and sugar in a non-metallic bowl.

13. Place in the microwave on full-power for 1 minute (extra if needed)

14. Stir until smooth and glossy.

Serve with vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce