Seriously Foolproof Brownies

I'd always been under the impression that brownies were relatively easy to make. But not this easy... I found the same awesome recipe here, here, here, here, here and here. This many people can't be wrong.

This was made for the poorly-equipped student: no electric mixer, no beating of eggs, no double-boiler. Just a saucepan, a spoon, a baking tray and an oven.

And they taste amazing. But hey, you can't go wrong with tons of butter, sugar and cocoa.

Ingredients:	Optional Extras:
150 g unsalted butter 225 g sugar 80 g cocoa powder 2 eggs 75 g plain flour pinch of salt	an orange (for a bit of zest and juice) a few oreos white chocolate chips chopped walnuts

0. Preheat oven to 160 deg C.

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. When melted, add sugar and stir. Then add cocoa and stir until mixed properly.

2. Add salt and eggs and mix to get a lovely smooth chocolatey velvety mixture. Resist the temptation to eat it.

3. Add flour and gently fold in until just combined - don't overmix. At this stage, add whatever extra flavourings you like. Be creative!

4.  Transfer mixture into a baking tray (~24 x 12 cm). Probably easiest if it's lined with baking paper so it doesn't stick. We didn't have any but it worked fine anyway. Bake for about 50 mins (very roughly). The top/edges should start to dry out, and when you stick a skewer in, it should come out moist but not covered in chocolate goo.

5. Cool and cut. Dust with icing sugar. Decorate. Devour until you and your friends feel guilty. Repeat.