Low Fat Chocolate Brownies
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100g/3.5 ozs dark chocolate (I used Lindt Coconut Intense)
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3/4 cup plain all purpose flour
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1/2 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
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1/2 cup caster or superfine sugar
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4 tablespoons cocoa
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1/2 teaspoon bi carbonate of soda
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2 eggs
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6 tablespoons mayonnaise (light will also work to make it lower in fat but use whole egg and not that vinegary stuff from yesteryear)
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3 tablespoons milk soured with a squeeze of lemon juice
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup butterscotch chips, chopped nuts or chocolate chips
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 180C/350F and line a large loaf tin or 19x19cm square tin with baking parchment. In a microwave or double boiler, melt the chocolate and allow to cool while you get on with the rest of the recipe. In a bowl, add the flour, brown sugar, white sugar and cocoa and stir to mix until incorporated. In a jug whisk the eggs, mayonnaise, milk and vanilla and add this to the flour mixture. Add chips and stir to combine.
Step 2 - Place in the prepared tin smoothing down the top and bake for 30 minutes. If you like them gooey you can take them out slightly underdone or if you prefer them cooked through, test with a skewer until it comes out clean. Slice into squares and serve.