chocolate date brownies
Member recipe by Edwardbrown
Member recipe by Edwardbrown
Cooking time
Prep: 35 minutes Cook: 30 minutesSkill level
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makes12 browniesIngredients
- half a cup of chopped dates
- 100g of butter/ 4oz
- 150 grams of plain semi sweet chocolate drops / 60 oz
- 75g of self raising flour / 30 oz
- pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
Method
Heat the oven to 175C / 325F. butter a 17 cm x 27 tin the sides should not be lower than 3 and a half cm.
in a medium saucepan gently heat the butter with the sugar until the butter is melted stir with a wooden spoon
remove the saucepan from the heat on to a pan stand and add the chocolate drops stir until the chocolate drops have melted into the butter and sugar mixture then leave it to cool for a few minutes
meanwhile in a small mixing bowl mix the flour and salt then leave aside
in a small jug or bowl beat the eggs and vanilla essence together with a fork then add it to the chocolate mixture
chop the dates and then add to the chocolate mixture
add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture and beat until smooth
pour the mixture into the baking tin and bake for 30 mins until the brownies have shrunk away from the sides
leave to cool in baking tray and then cut into slices enjoy!
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