The Chocolate Walnut Brownie is an all time favorite for me I can have this anytime of the day, but mostly this is a birthday delicacy as not everyone at home is fond of cake with frosting so this compensates for all the cake lovers at home.....
I don't limit this recipe to making brownies but if you have cupcake or muffin moulds not harm in experimenting.
At the end of the day those close to you should say that is some good stuff we ate......
What I like most of this recipe is you don't even have to use you hand mixer for too long maximum of 5 mins
Baking Time: 20-30 mins No of brownies: 16 Baking Tin: 8 inch square Tin
Baking Temp: 160 Degrees
Ingredients
- Dark chocolate cut into small pieces (250 gms) I use selbourne
- Butter (113 gms) + extra for greasing (*if using unsalted butter add 1/4th tbsp to your flour mixture
- All Purpose Flour (95 gms)
- Vanilla extract (1 tsp)
- Eggs (2 nos preferably at room temperature)
- Baking Powder (1tsp)
- Baking Soda (1tsp)
- Walnuts (25 gms chopped coarsely) optional
- Chocolate Chips (25 gms) optional
- Icing sugar (1tsp)
- Water
- Honey (1 tsp)
Method
- Preheat the oven at 160 Deg, grease and line the Cake Tin with parchment paper (butter paper) if you don't have this just dust your pan with flour (be careful not to use too much flour our you may end up with a burnt brownie)
- First lets get the dry ingredients ready Sieve Flour + salt*+Baking powder+Baking soda do this three times to ensure that all ingredients mix well. Keep this aside
- In a double boiler melt the chocolate (you can also use your microwave takes a minute) I prefer the double boiler.
- After the chocolate has melted add in the butter and mix this till the butter mixes well with the chocolate. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool.
- Now add eggs one at a time to this mixture and beat well with the hand mixture or wooden spoon till it mixes well.
- Add the vanilla extract to this mixture.
- Add the dry ingredients in three past incorporating with the cut and fold method.
- Pour the mixture into the tin then place the walnuts and chocolate chips over the cake
- Bake this at 160 Deg for 20-25 mins or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean or with little crumbs.
- After baking make a mixture of icing sugar + water + honey and brush it on the brownie when still hot just enough to keep the crust moist.
- Cut into 16 squares and serve with vanilla icecream.
You can also have a glazing of chocolate ganache go wild and enjoy an amazing Chocolate walnut brownie!!!!!
