The date actually shows the first time I made those, and sent some to the school for the teachers to try. When I came by later, the teachers literally pounced on me for the recipe… so here it is!
Ingredients:
- 115g unsalted butter
- 100g chocolate, broken into pieces: here I must explain that the choice is yours, I have used chocolate with caramel chips, cranberries… whatever takes your fancy
- 150g caster sugar
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 tbsp espresso powder (I have a very good coffee I bought, only for baking purposes)
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 100g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/ 160Fan/ gas 4 and grease or line a 30×20 (12″x8″) baking pan ( I have my brownie pan, see Gallery)
- Melt the chocolate and the butter together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water
- As soon as it has melted, remove from heat and leave to cool slightly
- With an electric whisk, mix in the sugar then the eggs, one at a time
- Add the espresso, vanilla and salt
- Sift in the flour and baking powder, folding in gently by hand until well combined
- Pour into the pan and bake for 35mn, or until risen, crusty at the top but still soft undeneath
- Leave to cool completely in the pan