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Salted Fudge Brownies

An alternative to the very first Saturday Sweet, these are gooey and yummy and generally delicious, as well as being good if you don’t have muscovado sugar, or as much chocolate as some brownie recipes require. I don’t normally include salt in recipes, but given this was in the name I thought I’d put in the crystals, and it tasted nice :)

(Makes 20ish)

170g butter

56g chopped dark chocolate

6 tbsp cocoa powder

400g white sugar

3 large eggs

1.5 tsp vanilla

130g plain flour

1/2 tsp sea salt

(Optional: 50g milk chocolate chips)

1. Melt butter and chocolate.
2. Whisk in, one at a time, cocoa, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and flour.
3. Stir in chocolate chips if using.
4. Line a 9” square baking pan with aluminium foil, and lightly butter it. Let excess foil hang over the edges.
5. Pour batter into the pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle salt over the top, and swirl it into the batter with a butter knife.
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes at gas mark 4 / 180oC, until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out with just a little batter coating it.
7. Cool at room temperature for an hour, then refrigerate for an hour or until firm. Cut and remove from pan.

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