The Best Chocolate and Almond Brownie Recipe Fleur Sladen 11 July, 2016 Blogger, Food, Recipes Makes 12 These brownies are the ultimate in true indulgence. Follow this recipe and I promise you have never tasted a brownie as good! Loved by kids, savoured by adults! Ingredients 150g unsalted butter 180g golden caster sugar 2 large free-range eggs 150g 70% dark chocolate pinch of flaked sea salt 35g plain flour 35g ground almonds 35g good quality cocoa powder ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon flaked almonds Break up the dark chocolate into a small bowl and place this over a pan of simmering water to leave to melt. When it has melted, add a good pinch of flaked sea salt. While the chocolate is melting, put the butter and sugar in a food processor and blitz until the butter is smooth and creamy and completely combined with the sugar. With the food processor still whizzing, break each egg, one at a time, into the butter and allow it to mix thoroughly before adding the next egg. If the mixture splits a bit do not worry. Scrape out the butter mixture into a largish bowl and once the chocolate is completely melted, pour on top of the butter mixture and give it a good stir. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into the chocolate mix. Add the ground almonds. Stir well so all the flour is completely mixed in. Line a roasting tin (about 28cm x 16cm) with greaseproof paper and pour in the chocolate mixture. Sprinkle the surface with flaked almonds – as many as you like. Pop the brownies in the oven at 180c and bake for 25 minutes or until the surface of the brownies has formed a crust but is still slightly wobbly in the middle. Leave the brownies to cool in the tin for a good half hour – if you can bear the temptation! Slice the brownies into 12 sections, pop on a plate and dust with icing sugar then enjoy. Best wishes, Fleur & The Food Stork Team Delivering Fresh Food Gifts to New Mums www.thefoodstork.com
