Microwave Brownies

Here is an old favourite recipe. Makes a quick dessert, only 5 mins in the microwave! The original was written on an index card and as you can see has been used many times over the years. I can't remember where the recipe came from, but think it may have been copied from a Cadbury product wrapper.

Ingredients:

100g cooking chocolate

100g butter cut into pieces

100g brown sugar

100g self-raising flour

1 tablespoon cocoa

¼ teaspoon salt

2 eggs, beaten

1 tablespoon vanilla

½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Method:

1.    Grease and line a 20 cm square microwave dish e.g. pyrex.

2.    Break chocolate into pieces and add to a large casserole or glass mixing bowl with the cut up butter.

3.    Microwave on medium/low for 2-3 minutes and stir until smooth.

4.    Stir in sugar and sifted flour, cocoa and salt.

5.    Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.

6.    Stir in the chopped nuts.

7.    Pour into the prepared dish.

8.    Shield the corners with triangles of foil to prevent overcooking and cover dish with plastic wrap.

9.    Microwave on High for 5 minutes.

10.  Remove plastic wrap and foil.

11.  Allow to cool in the dish before cutting into squares.