Sea Salt Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Walnuts

Serves	12 to 16 sqauares
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	30 minutes
Total time	40 minutes
Allergy	Egg, Wheat
Dietary	Vegetarian
Meal type	Dessert, Snack
Misc	Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold
Occasion	Birthday Party, Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentines day
Region	British
By author	Karen S Burns-Booth

These luxury chocolate brownies have a hint of sea salt in them as well as crunchy walnuts, and they are simplicity itself to make. If you are not a fan of salted chocolate, use normal chocolate instead. Other nuts can be used, such as almonds, pecans and hazelnuts.

Ingredients

2 x 100g bars of Sea Salt Milk Chocolate (I used Green and Blacks organic sea salt milk chocolate)
2 x 100g bars of 70% dark chocolate (I used Green and Blacks 70% dark chocolate)
175g unsalted butter
3 free-range eggs
225g light muscovado sugar
75g self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
125g shelled walnut halves (roughly chopped)

Note

Directions

Step 1	Pre-heat oven to 190C/375F/Gas mark 5. Grease and line a baking tray - I used a 11" x 8" tray (27cm x 18cm)
Step 2	Melt the chocolate and butter together in a pan, making sure the heat is very low and the mixture does not boil - they need to be melted and heated together gently. Set to one side to cool slightly.
Step 3	In a separate bowl whisk the eggs and sugar together and then add the cooled chocolate and butter mixture. Add the flour and baking powder and mix together well.
Step 4	Fold in the chopped walnuts and then pour the brownie mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the pre-heated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. You are looking for a glossy crust, but the brownies should still feel soft to touch.
Step 5	Remove them from the oven and allow to cool completely before cutting into squares. The will firm up on cooling, but you want them to be soft and fudge-like in the middle.
Step 6	Makes between 12 and 16 squares.