Lesleys Fudge Brownies

125 g Butter 1 cup Sugar 2 large Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla 1 cup Flour, less 1 tablespoon cup Cocoa 1 tsp Baking Powder cup chopped alnuts or Chocolate !elts "optional# %urn o&en to 1'(oC, or to 1)(oC i* using a *an o&en$ !i+ the brownies in a ,ediu,-si.ed pot or ,icrowa&e bowl$ /$ !elt the butter until it is a li0uid but not hot$ 1$ 2e,o&e *ro, the heat and beat in "using a *ork or stirrer# the sugar, eggs, and &anilla$ 5$ Si*t in the *lour, cocoa and baking powder$ 3$ 4dd the chopped nuts "i* using# and stir until 5ust co,bined - a&oid o&er-,i+ing$ )$ Pour ,i+ture into a 2(-2/ s0uare tin lined with baking paper$ '$ S,ooth the sur*ace$ 6$ Bake *or /( ,inutes, or until *ir, in the centre$ 1($ !i+ture will rise up and sink again$ 11$ %he edges will probabl7 be a little higher than the ,iddle, but this does not ,atter$ 12$ hen cold, cut into pieces$ 1$ 2$ Ser&e as is, dusted with icing sugar or rolled in si*ted icing sugar, so all sur*aces are co&ered, 5ust be*ore ser&ing$