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Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease a 20 x 25 cm baking tin.
1. Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave until just melted, stirring from time to time. Set aside.
2. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl and add the nuts.
3 .Cream the butter and gradually beat in the sugar. Beat until light and creamy.
4. Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition. Mix in the essence and melted chocolate.
5. Fold in the flour mixture and spoon into the baking tin. Bake for 30 minutes.
6. Shortly before the brownies are ready, place the Peppermint Crisp chocolate squares on top. Return to the oven for 3 minutes or until melted.
7. Remove from the oven and spread the melted chocolate over the brownies.
8. Leave to cool in the tin then cut into squares.