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F**k Yeah Brownies... Nigella Lawson's Domestic Goddess Brownies...I think.

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375g / 13oz soft unsalted butter
375g / 13oz fairtrade dark chocolate (70% - 85% cocoa solids)
6 large free range eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
500g / 17oz caster sugar
225g / 8oz plain flour
Big pinch of Maldon Salt 
Big handful of chopped Walnuts (optional but you really should, I add any nuts
that are in the cupboard except peanuts and cashews though give it a try
if you want!)

Preheat the oven to 180c / 350f

Melt the butter and chocolate together in a bowl (I use the microwave on
low but you can go old school and 'bain marie' it up if you want).

Let the chocolate/butter cool a bit (you want it tepid) then stir in the
sugar and vanilla then beat in each egg one at a time. You're sorted
when the sugar has dissolved.

Chuck in the flour and salt then mix in so no more flour is visible.

Add the nuts and whatever else you fancy (I sometimes add a large spoon
of ground coffee but be warned this creates awesome espresso brownies
which only dark chocolate / black coffee heads will like).

Scrape the mixture out of the saucepan and into a lined pan. You can use
metal / pyrex / ceramic but be aware metal may cook quicker and even
burn the bottom depending on your oven (just adjust as you see fit).

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Below is a recipe from memory again, it's from the Books for Cooks Cook
Book. It's sweeter than the above brownies but also cheaper (less
expensive chocolate) ROCK N ROLL! The method is the same as above. 

125g / 4oz butter
125g / 4oz dark fairtrade chocolate (again 70% - 85% solids)
600g / 21oz sugar
4 large free range eggs
125g / 4oz flour
1tsp vanilla extract
optional nuts and other bonus bits such as chocolate chunks or dried fruit 

Again I sometime add a big spoon of good coffee and cocoa powder to make
something inbetween the two recipes.

FUCK YEAH BROWNIES!

Posted October 10, 2010
 

Every morning...

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Every morning my radiators refuse to turn…The Caretaker has given me a small heater which helps a little…They plan to fix them on Tuesday. I hope it doesn’t get any colder.

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