Pistachio & Dark Chocolate Brownies

No matter if you are good in baking or not, you should be able to make these brownies (no mixer required). I got this recipe from my colleague, Ken Wyse, who is a great cook. He made these brownies once for his lab's morning tea. There were some left behind and I tasted one of them. Oh la la...... It was so good. I asked Ken for the recipe. I baked once with almond instead of pistachio and brought to the lab meeting. My friends loved them and asked for the recipe. As a result, the girls in the Fatkin group got a copy of Ken's brownies recipe!!
Ingredients:

•  85 gr unsalted butter
• 45 gr cocoa powder
• 225 gr caster sugar (I usually reduce it to 180 gr)
• 2 extra large eggs
• 55 gr plain flour
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 115 gr nuts or 150 gr chocolate (I usually use 80 gr pistachios and 40 gr dark chocolate >50% cocoa)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180 C deg
2. Melt butter
3. Stir in cocoa and sugar
4. Add egg one at a time
5. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt
6. Beat gently
7. Fold in nut and/or chocolate
8. Pour in brownies tin
9. Bake for 30 mins
10. Cut into medium-sized squares when cold