Brownies, gluten free and deliciously chocolatey
This is a completely addictive chocolate hit. Brownies that are gluten free and amazingly fudgy.
Ingredients
- 200 gm butter chopped/ 7 oz
- 200 gm dark chocolate chopped / 7 oz
- 3 eggs large, approx 150-160gm / 5.3oz
- 200 gm sugar, caster 1 cup/ 7 oz
- 40 gm brown sugar 1/4 cup very loosely packed/ 1.4oz
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 50 gm cocoa, dark plaistow or callebaut, 1/2 cup /1.8oz
- 100 gm almond meal/ flour 1/2 cup/ 3.5oz
- 100 gm walnuts optional rough chopped (or any nut you like) 1 cup
Instructions
- Set the oven to 160 C. You will need a paper lined tray approx 11 cm x 13 cm
- Put the butter and chocolate into a bowl and into a microwave and melt on 1 minute and stir, If not fully melted add back to the microwave on 1/2 minute intervals. Alternately you can put a bowl over a pot of simmering water and stir to melt the butter and chocolate
- Meanwhile, using a medium sized bowl add the caster sugar and brown sugar, eggs and vanilla and whisk until light and creamy (approx 5 minutes)
- Pour the warm chocolate and butter mixture into eggs. Sift over the cocoa and whisk through. Add the almond and mix until combined. Add the walnuts or other nuts if using and combine.
- Pour straight into the tin while warm and spread with a spatula
- Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out almost clean. A bit fudgy is great
Notes
- Use a very good cocoa powder. It makes all the difference. A good dark dutch cocoa is the best
- I use large eggs, this contributes to the fudgy texture
- Add any kind of nuts or spices you like.
- Pop into the fridge to set a little before cutting