Wild Pear Part 4: Wild Pear Brownies

After a facebook recommendation for a chocolate-based recipe, here is what I made (the original recipe used large pears):

Wild Pear Part 4: Wild Pear Brownies

Ingredients:

• 500g wild pears, peeled, cored and chopped into pieces
• 175g unsalted butter, cubed
• 300g soft light brown sugar
• Heaped tablespoon of dark cocoa (I used Bournville)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla paste (yes, I love this stuff!)
• 100g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 175g plain chocolate, broken into pieces
• 3 eggs, beaten

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180C
• Gently heat sugar, butter and chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water 
• Stir until mixture melts and blends together
• Add remaining ingredients and mix
• Pour into a greased and lined baking tray (I used mini loaf tins)
• Bake for 30 mins (do not open the oven door or the brownies will sink!)

Wild Pear Brownies

They didn't last long!!