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Brownies

Brownies are traditional North-American tray-baked cakes: always moist in texture, usually with chocolate and pecan nuts.

Brownies should still be soft in the middle, so need to be slightly undercooked.

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Last modified on: March 8^th 2020

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For 1 kg 400 g, you will need:

1 200 g pecan nuts
2 300 g dark chocolate
3 300 g butter
4 200 g egg ( How to... )
5 240 g brown sugar
6 200 g flour
Total weight: 1,440 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).

Toast 200 g pecan nuts: spread them out on a baking sheet and put in the oven for 5 minutes.

Set aside, and leave the oven on.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Put 300 g dark chocolate et 300 g butter into a bowl.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Melt over a bain-marieor in the microwave on low power.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Put 200 g egg and 240 g brown sugar into a bowl and mix well.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add the egg and sugar mixture to the chocolate.

Beat together by hand until thoroughly mixed.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Add 200 g flour, then the toasted pecan nuts.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Sit an 8-inch (20 cm) square tin, mould or ring on a sheet of cooking parchment, laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Pour in the mixture.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Bake for 20-30 minutes, checking the cooking frequently. Brownies should stay soft, so it is important not to overcook.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Turn out when cold and cut in portions, if you wish.

Stage 11

You can serve brownies with real custard (crème anglaise) a little whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or something more adventurous, like fresh mint ice-cream.

Remarks

If you don't have pecan nuts, walnuts will work just fine.

For an extra-delicious brownie, you can caramelize the pecan nuts (Jeremy's idea).

For a brownie with a more 'cereal' texture, add 50g rolled oats to the mixture. If possible, toast these like the nuts.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,181 Kcal or 30,065 Kj	71 gr	606 gr	497 gr
359 %	27 %	57 %	75 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
499 Kcal or 2,089 Kj	5 gr	42 gr	35 gr
25 %	2 %	4 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Milk, Egg, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 400 g : 9.44 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Chocolate almond cookies, Mousse with two chocolates, Chocolate mousse, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Mouna, Dublin fruit scones, Langoustine gratin, Mushrooms on toast, French style, ... All
	Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince and apple compote, European glass, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Chantilly rice pudding, Hazelnut and orange cake, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato omelette, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, ... All

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