Chocolate Brownies

300g butter or margarine
300g dark chocolate
4 eggs
2 cups caster sugar
6 tablespoons SR flour
2 cups chopped walnuts

Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan over a low heat.
Place the eggs and sugar in a bowl and beat until it becomes pale and thick. Add the flour and nuts and mix, and then fold in the chocolate mixture.

Pour into a large greased baking pan and bake for 30-40 minutes at 180 degrees C, or until it is firm to the touch.

Allow to cool, then cut into squares.

Store in an airtight container.

Greek Salad

Ingredients (serves 12)

4 egg tomatoes, halved, each half cut into 4 wedges
2 Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthways, thinly sliced
1 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced
1 red onion, quartered, each quarter cut into thin wedges
Flat parsley, shredded
250g kalamata olives
300g Greek feta, cubed


Red wine vinegar dressing
60ml (1/4 cup) extra virgin olive oil
2 tbs red wine vinegar
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffins

2 cups plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup caster sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
50g butter, melted
1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
180g good quality white chocolate, roughly chopped

Method

1. Preheat oven to 190 C. Place 12 large patty cases into a muffin pan. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and sugar.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, milk and butter. Add liquid mixture to dry ingredients along with the raspberries and chocolate. Using a large spoon, mix until just combined.

3. Distribute the batter between patty cases and bake for 20-25 min, or until a skewer comes out clean and muffins are golden.