'Dio' brownie

This brownie is from my school cafeteria. The famous 'dio' brownie, as my school is Diocesan School, is a favourite throughout Auckland. Many other students for other schools ask for the recipe or for us to buy them a piece from the caf, that is, until a couple of years ago when the recipe was made public by our school releasing a cookbook which had the long awaited recipe hidden inside.

When cooked right it is crunchy on the outside and especially chewy on the inside.

ingredients:

• 300g butter
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (or essence)
• 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips (preferably dark but can be milk)

~Preheat the oven to 150c (fanbake).  Grease and line a 21cm x 30cm tin. 

~Melt the butter and cocoa and add the vanilla and brown sugar.

~Beat in the eggs one at a time.

~Mix in the flour and add the chocolate chips.

~Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for (it says 25mins) but it may take anywhere between 20-45.  Keep an eye on it, it should be firm to the touch on the edges and still soft in the middle.

~When cool, cut into whatever size you like.  Dust with  icing sugar or  cocoa  powder.