The Great Shetland Bake Off - Week 4 - Joanne's Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter melted and slightly cooled
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups chopped chocolate

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180c. Use a 9x13" baking pan and line with parchment paper. This will make it easy to lift the brownies out of the pan after baking. Set the pan aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl whisk together melted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Add the eggs and vanilla extract until smooth and combined.

3. Sift in flour and cocoa. Add the salt, and stir until just combined. Don't over mix. Fold in 1 cup of chopped chocolate. Spread evenly into prepared pan and sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup of chopped chocolate on top of the brownies.

4. Bake for 25-30 minutes on the middle rack in the oven until the brownies are just set to touch. Don't over bake the brownies. They will set up as they cool. Remove from oven and let cool before cutting into squares. You can sprinkle them with a little flaky sea salt, if desired.