Many thanks to our erstwhile housemate Cecile for giving us this lovely recipe.

200g cooking chocolate

250g butter in 1 cm dice

250g sugar

200g plain white flour

4 eggs

150g nuts of your choice, fairly finely chopped

• Heat oven to 175C

• Butter a shallow 10" x 6" baking dish

• In a large metal bowl over a pan of gently boiling water, melt the chocolate, and when melted add butter . Mix well together

• Remove from heat. Mix in the sugar, then add the eggs one by one

• Add flour, mix well, and then add nuts

• For brownies that are slightly sticky in the middle, bake for 20 – 25 minutes

• Allow to cool before eating (if possible). Goes very nicely with a glass of ice cold milk