Chocolate Baking Dessert

Chocolate halva brownies

Name: Chocolate halva brownies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 350g plain halva (Middle Eastern sweet made from ground sesame. From gourmet stores), cut into 2cm pieces; 200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 150g unsalted butter, roughly chopped; 4 eggs; 300g caster sugar; 140g plain flour; 20g cocoa powder

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Michael Rantissi, of Kepos Street Kitchen, loves these brownies which combine two of his favourite sweet ingredients – dark chocolate and sweet gooey halva. Book extract from Falafel for Breakfast by Michael Rantissi and Kristy Frawley (Murdoch Books)

350g plain halva (Middle Eastern sweet made from ground sesame. From gourmet stores), cut into 2cm pieces
200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
150g unsalted butter, roughly chopped
4 eggs
300g caster sugar
140g plain flour
20g cocoa powder

Method

1.

Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm baking pan with baking paper. Scatter the halva evenly over the base of the pan.
2.

Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water) and stir until melted. (Alternatively, melt the chocolate and butter in a microwave.) Set aside.
3.

Place eggs and sugar in a large bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Slowly pour the melted chocolate mixture over egg mixture and stir until combined.
4.

Sift the flour, cocoa powder and 1/2 tsp salt over the chocolate mixture and gently fold through. Pour the chocolate mixture over the halva and gently spread over the base of the baking pan. Set aside to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes (this helps give the brownies a better crust).
5.

Preheat oven to 180°C. Bake brownies for 25 minutes or until set but still gooey in the centre. Cool completely on a wire rack, then cut into 16 pieces and serve.