Had a craving for brownies yesterday so I dug up an old recipe. Didn’t even have to go to the store since I had all the ingredients at home.
prep time 10 min cook time 25-30 min
ingredients
- 150g butter
- 150g sugar
- 75g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- 2 eggs, cold
- 70g flour
- 75g walnuts or hazelnuts, chopped
1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a 20 x 20 cm baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Cut 150g unsalted butter into small cubes and tip into a medium bowl. Add sugar, cocoa powder and salt.
3. Fill a small saucepan about a quarter full with hot water, then sit the bowl in the pan. Put over a low heat until the butter and cocoa powder have melted, stirring occasionally to mix them.
4. Let cool for a moment.
5. Add the vanilla extract if using and then the eggs, one at a time, beating well. When the batter is thick and homogeneous, stir in the flour and the chopped nuts. Mix well but fast.
6. Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 180C for about 25 min.
7. Let cool and cut into squares.
BUON APPETITO!