400g good quality dark chocolate (70%+ cocoa content)
400g butter
6 eggs
510g caster sugar
250g plain flour
1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
1/2 tsp coffee granules (optional)
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Method
step 1
Preheat oven to 160C-fan assisted, 180C-conventional, gas mark 4.
step 2
Butter and line a 27cm X 34cm deep square baking tin.
step 3
Melt broken up chocolate over a pan of boiling water in a bowl making sure the bowl is not touching the boiling water underneath. next melt the butter in a pan or in a microwave and stir into the melted chocolate. (make sure these ingrediants are in a big bowl as more will be added in later) Add in the coffee and vanilla(optional).
step 4
In a seperate bowl mix together sugar and eggs and add into the melted butter and chocolate stir this wet mixture well.
step 5
Sift flour into the chocolate etc and stir well until the mixture is smooth. put into the baking tin.
step 6
Bake for 50-55 minutes. it is important to leave the brownies in the tin to cool. When cooled cut them into squares. (these brownies taste even better if they are left for 24hrs)