Oreo Brownies

These are always a huge success and I can't even be modest, they taste pretty damn amazing!

They're so chocolatey, goey and moorish....each mouthful is pure heaven and a must for all chocoholics out there!!

This recipe is from Lorraine Pascal and is my favourite recipe from her first cook book.

They're so easy to make and I must note it's important to buy good quality dark chocolate (I like Green & Black's and will only use their chocolate when baking).

Ingredients:

• 165g butter, plus extra for greasing 
• 200g dark chocolate, finely chopped
• 3 eggs
• 2 egg yolks 
• Seeds of one vanilla pod or 2 tsp vanilla extract 
• 165g soft light brown sugar 
• 2 tbsp plan flour 
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder 
• Pinch of salt 
• 164g pack of Oreo biscuits, broken into quarters 
• Icing sugar, for dusting 

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 6, with the middle shelf ready. Grease a baking tin, then line with baking paper overlapping the sides a little. 

Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat. Whe the has melted, remove the pan from the best and add the grated chocolate. Leave to stand for a few minutes until the chocolate goes soft then stir together. 

Whisk the eggs, egg yolks and vanilla together in a large bowl until they begin to get light and fluffy. Add the sugar in two additions whisking between each. Pour it around the side of the egg mix so as not to knock out the air that has been whisked into it. Keep whisking until the mixture becomes thicker. Once the egg mixture is ready pour the chocolate into it, again around the side so as not to knock the air out.

Add the flour, cocoa powder, salt and a 1/3 of the Oreos and stir until fully combined, then pour the mixture into the prepared tin. Scatter the remaining Oreos over the top, pressing them in slightly. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. The middle should be ever so slightly goey. 

Leave the brownies to cool in the tin. The top will sink and crack a little. Pull the brownies out using the overlapping paper and cut the brownies into squares. Dust with icing sugar. 

You could substitute the Oreos for toasted walnuts, pecans or sprinkle the brownies with honeycomb.