Fudgy chocolate brownies

AT YOUR PACE, STEP BY STEP

Let’s get baking

1. 01

   Preheat the oven to 175 °C. Line a 20 cm square pan with parchment, leaving an overhang so you can lift the brownies out.

2. 02

   Melt the chopped chocolate and butter in a bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water; the bowl must not touch the water. Remove and let cool slightly while you prepare the eggs.

3. 03

   Beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla for 2 minutes, until the sugar starts to dissolve. Gradually mix in the warm chocolate mixture.

4. 04

   Sift in the flour, cocoa, and salt. Fold with a spatula just until no dry flour remains. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.

5. 05

   Bake for 23 to 25 minutes. The edges should be set and a skewer inserted in the center should come out with moist crumbs, but no liquid batter.

6. 06

   Cool in the pan for 60 minutes. Lift out using the parchment and cut into 16 squares. Keep covered in a cool place for up to 3 days.

Times are approximate and vary with your oven. Use oven mitts and check doneness before serving.