Mary Berry's best brownies recipe ever and how to make them
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Your support makes all the difference.These brownies are chock-a-block full of chocolate and walnuts - Mary Berry's recipe from her Complete Cookbook really is the best ever.
Ingredients (makes 24)
375g plain chocolate, broken into pieces
250g baking margarine
2 teaspoons instant coffee
2 tablespoons hot water
2 eggs
250g caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
90g self-raising flour
175g walnut pieces
250g plain chocolate chips
Method
Grease a 30x23cm (12x9in) roasting tin, line the base with greaseproof paper, and grease the paper.
Put the chocolate and margarine in a bowl and sit the bowl on top of a small saucepan of gently simmering water. Melt the chocolate slowly, then remove the bowl from the pan and let the chocolate cool.
Put the coffee in another bowl, pour in the hot water, and stir to dissolve. Add the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in the chocolate mixture. Fold in the flour and walnuts, then the chocolate chips.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in a preheated oven at 190°C (170°C fan, Gas 5) for about 40–45 minutes or until firm to the touch. Don’t overcook – the crust should be dull and crisp, but the middle should still be gooey.
Leave to cool in the tin, then cut into 24 pieces.
Recipe from Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook, DK, £25, dk.com