Paet, Peat or Pete Brownies

Course: Main
Servings: 16 squares
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30-35 minutes


Ingredients:

  • Chocolate - 75 grams (unsweetened)
  • Butter - 75 grams
  • Free range eggs - 3 large
  • Milk - 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Caster sugar - 250 grams
  • Plain flour - 75 grams
  • Salt - 1/4 tsp
  • Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp

Instructions:

  1. Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pan of warm water.
  2. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together.
  3. Beat eggs and milk together in a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and vanilla extract, beat a little more. Stir in chocolate and butter mixture.
  4. Add sifted ingredients and beat until well blended.
  5. Pour mixture into a prepared 20cm x 20cm deep baking tin and bake at 160C, 325F, gas mark 3 (or whatever your temperamental peat fueled oven is at) until the mix is well risen and springy in texture.
  6. Cut into squares when cold.