Chocolate Espresso Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 200 g bitter dark chocolate, chopped
• 200 g butter
• 4 eggs
• 200 g caster sugar
• 2 tablespoons espresso or 2 tablespoons very strong black coffee
• 200 g plain flour, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180°c line a small baking pan or roasting tray (eg, about 25cm x 20cm) with buttered foil or greaseproof paper.
• 2 melt the chocolate and butter stir until smooth.
• 3 remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• 4 in a large bowl, cream the eggs and sugar until pale.
• 5 beat in the coffee and then the half-cooled chocolate mixture.
• 6 fold in the sifted flour and salt.
• 7 pour the batter into the pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 8 it should be crusty on top, but still a bit gooey inside.
• 9 leave to cool in the pan.
• 10 serve just warm, or cold, cut into squares.