Double chocolate brownies

You will need:

• 175g unsalted butter (extra for buttering)
• 250g dark chocolate
• 250g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• 150g plain flour
• 150g walnuts or pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
• 200g milk chocolate chips (or roughly chopped chocolate)

Direction:

1. Heat the oven to 180°C. Line the base and sides of a 30cm x 20cm x 3 cm baking tin with baking parchment, then butter.
2. Melt the butter and dark chocolate together either in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water or in the microwave on a low setting. Stir until smooth and then leave to cool a little.
3. Whisk the sugar and eggs together with electric beaters until pale and thick. Mix in the vanilla and melted butter and chocolate. Sift the flour and fold into the batter with the chopped nuts and chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the tin and bake for 35 minutes.
   
4. Cool in the tin, then cut into squares. Makes 18.

Source: Olive Magazine, March 2007