Brownies

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	15 min.	35 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: 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.
• 2: Put 300 g dark chocolate et 300 g butter into a bowl.
• 3: Melt over a bain-marieor in the microwave on low power.
  Set aside.
• 4: Put 200 g Egg and 240 g brown sugar into a bowl and mix well.
• 5: Add the egg and sugar mixture to the chocolate.
  Beat together by hand until thoroughly mixed.
• 6: Add 200 g flour, then the toasted pecan nuts.
• 7: Sit an 8-inch (20 cm) square tin, mould or ring on a sheet of cooking parchment, laid on a baking sheet.
• 8: Pour in the mixture.
• 9: Bake for 20-30 minutes, checking the cooking frequently. Brownies should stay soft, so it is important not to overcook.
• 10: Turn out when cold and cut in portions, if you wish.
• 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.

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