Rich Chocolate Brownies

Name: Rich Chocolate Brownies
Yield: Makes Sixteen
Ingredients: 300 g/12 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate chunks; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup unsalted butter; a tiny pinch of salt; 150 g/6 oz chocolate chips; a few drops of vanilla extract; 3 large (US extra large) eggs, beaten; 125 g/4 oz/½ cup sugar, or to taste; 75 g/3 oz/⅔ cup self-raising (self-rising) flour

Preparation info

Makes
Sixteen

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

Can you imagine an a Merican bar mitzvah spread without delicious chocolate brownies? this version is packed with chocolate. Many of the Marrano (secret) Jews were import-exporters of chocolate from Venezuela and helped to spread chocolate through Europe via Bayonne, Bordeaux and a Msterdam.

Ingredients

300 g/12 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate chunks
175 g/6

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line the base and sides of a 20cm/8in square cake tin (pan) with baking parchment.
Put the plain chocolate in a heatproof bowl with the butter. Melt over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring frequently.