BROWNIES
| 125g unsalted butter | ¼ cup self-raising flour |
| 200g dark chocolate | ½ teaspoon baking powder |
| ½ cup dark brown sugar | ¼ cup ground pecan nuts |
| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract | 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier (optional) |
| 4 eggs, lightly beaten | 3/4 cup pecan nuts, chopped or pistachio nuts, halved |
| ½ cup cocoa |
Line and grease a 22cm x 30cm lamington tin or shallow roasting pan with grease proof paper. Melt the butter and the chocolate over low heat. Remove from the stove to cool. Stir in the sugar, vanilla extract and eggs. Mix together and seive the flour and cocoa into the mixture. Add the ground pecans and Grand Marnier, then fold in the chopped nuts.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in a preheated 180°C oven for 30 minutes.