Chocolate Baking American

The chocolate brownie recipe to rival all others

Name: Easy chocolate brownies recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: /american
Ingredients: 150g unsalted butter, chopped; 250g dark (70%) chocolate, chopped; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 250g caster sugar; 1 1/4 cups (175g) roasted pecans, chopped; 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour; 80g dark (70%) chocolate chips; Cocoa powder, to dust

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by Valli Little

delicious. team

Sep 09, 2019

In terms of fudgy, gooey, chocolatey deliciousness, it's hard to beat a brownie, especially this one. This recipe is an extract from Valli Little's book, My Kind of Food (Harper Collins, $39.99).

150g unsalted butter, chopped
250g dark (70%) chocolate, chopped
3 eggs, lightly beaten
250g caster sugar
1 1/4 cups (175g) roasted pecans, chopped
1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
80g dark (70%) chocolate chips
Cocoa powder, to dust

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm square cake pan and line with baking paper.
2.

Place the butter and chopped dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water). Stir until melted, then set aside to cool.
3.

Place the egg and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whisk for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture, then add the pecans, flour, chocolate chips and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine, then spread into the prepared pan.
4.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a crust forms on top (the brownie will look a little soft, but will firm on cooling). Remove from the oven and allow to cool in pan, then chill for 2 hours.
5.

Remove brownie from pan and cut into 12 squares. Dust with cocoa powder to serve.