Katyusha's Brownies (thick & fudgy)

(serves 8 - 10)

• 200 g unsweetened baking chocolate

• 120 g butter

• 2 eggs

• 80-100 g brown sugar

• 2-3 tbsp. molasses (golden or dark treacle syrup)

• few drops of vanilla extract (essence)

• 40 g flour

• 60 g pecans

• 2-3 tbsp. cocoa powder

• 0.5 tsp. sea salt crystals

1 Over gentle heat, melt about 170-180 g of baking chocolate and butter. Add molasses and mix well.

2 In another bowl, beat eggs for 5 minutes, add in sugar and mix well.

3 Add vanilla essence, and melted chocolate with butter into egg.

4 Sift in flour and cocoa powder, mix until just combined.

5 Break into smaller pieces pecans and the rest of the baking chocolate (20-30 g) or use semisweet chocolate chips, and add both. Little by little, add salt crystals to taste. Gently mix the batter.

6 Pour batter into a form, previously sprinkled with some cocoa powder and a little bit of salt crystals.

7 Bake in preheated oven at 150°C for 45 minutes.

8 Remove the brownie from the oven to chill, and only cut it the next day for the super fudge texture.