Wednesday 23 December 2015

My killer brownies!

I came across the Jamie Oliver brownie recipe and then, because I didn't have some of the ingredients. adapted it, and the outcome was fantastic!

Ingredients

125g unsalted butter
125g dark (70% cocoa solids) chocolate
25g chopped walnuts (optional) - you could use chocolate chips / cherries / hazelnuts - anything!
73g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
180g mixed sugars (caster / demerara / muscovado) - use whatever you have
2 large eggs

  1. Set your oven to 180 degrees C / 350 degrees F and lightly butter the bottom and sides of your baking pan (I decided to use a round, spring bottom cake mould).
  2. Break the chocolate into small pieces into a bowl and melt it with the butter over a pan of water on the hob.
  3. Once all melted, take off the heat and add the chopped walnut. Mix in.
  4. In a big mixing bowl, incorporate all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder) and then pour in the chocolate, butter, walnut mix. Mix until just merged.
  5. Crack the 2 eggs into the mixture, and, again, mix everything together. I just use a wooden spoon, not an electric whisk, as you don't want to over beat the batter and loose the air.
  6. Pour the mix into your prepared tin and place in the oven for 35 minutes, although do check on it around the 25 minute mark and assess whether it needs any more time. The top should be firm but, ideally, the middle will be gooey and slightly undercooked.
  7. Leave the brownie in its pan for 5 minutes to retract from the sides and then pop it out and eat!

Serving suggestion: have your brownies with a dollop of double cream or ice cream to bring to life the hot/cold match made in heaven and, if you're feeling like you should have one of your five a day, add some raspberries or orange segments to go on the side. These also taste fantastic the next day, when cold, so don't worry about having to eat them only when they are hot. Delicious! 

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