Brownies

Ingredients

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• 1 cup water
• ½ cup oil
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup lightly whisked buttermilk or sour milk
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1–1½ cups pecans or walnuts (optional)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 23 × 33 cm baking tin.
2. Combine the water, oil, butter and cocoa powder in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
3. Add the flour and sugar and beat until smooth.
4. Beat in the eggs, followed by the buttermilk or sour milk.
5. Mix in the bicarbonate of soda thoroughly, then fold in the optional nuts.
6. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 30–35 minutes, checking from 30 minutes with a skewer.
7. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then cool fully before cutting into squares.