Chocolate Walnut Brownies
Chocolate Walnut Brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- Melted butter, for greasing
- 150g walnut halves
- 200g good-quality dark cooking chocolate (like Plaistowe Cooking Chocolate), chopped
- 200g (1 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
- 125mls (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 75g (1/2 cup) plain flour
- 30g (1/4 cup) cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 170°C. Brush a shallow 23cm square cake pan with the melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base with non-stick baking paper.
- 2
Spread walnuts on a baking tray and toast in preheated oven for 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned (see microwave tip 1). Cool and chop coarsely.
7 min - 3
Meanwhile: place the chocolate in a medium heat-resistant bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until melted and smooth (see microwave tip 2). Remove the bowl from the heat and set aside.
- 4
Combine the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. Use electric beaters to beat until well combined and paler in colour. Add the melted chocolate and beat until well combined.
- 5
Sift together flour, cocoa powder and baking powder over chocolate mixture and use a large metal spoon to fold in until combined. Fold in the walnuts.
- 6
Spoon mixture into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until moist crumbs cling to a skewer inserted into the centre. Remove from oven and cool completely in pan. Turn onto a board, remove paper and cut into pieces.
35 min