Recipe: Nuts about Brownie with Macademia Nut

Ingredients

250gm of semi sweet cooking chocolate, chopped.
150gm of unsalted softened butter, chopped
4 medium sized eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup of caster sugar
1 cup of flour, sifted
1 cup of macademia nuts, cut in half. Lots more if you like.
1 tsp of vanilla essence
1/2 cup sour cream

Method

1. Line a 20cm x 30cm pan with baking paper. Preheat oven at 160 C.
2. Melt chocolate in a stainless steel bowl over a pan of simmering water. Place the chopped chocolate into the bowl and allow it to melt halfway without stirring. Remove from heat. Sit the bowl on a kitchen towel and stir until chocolate is smooth. Return to heat briefly if chocolate is lumpy.
Beyond 45 C, chocolate will loose its sheen, burn and become bitter. Extreme heat will also cause the cocoa butter & solids to separate. Also be careful not to have even a drop of water into the chocolate. Water causes chocolate to be lumpy.
3. Add the chopped butter with the melted chocolate until smooth & melted.

4. Beat sugar, eggs, sour cream & vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed for 5 minutes.
5. Then beat in chocolate mixture in slow speed.

6. Then stir in by hand the flour & macademia nuts until well combined.

7. Spread mixture into the prepared pan.

8. Bake for 35 minutes or until brownie forms a crust outside. For even baking always bake brownies on the middle rack. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the centre. Toothpick should come out clean when done.

The recipe above makes about 25pcs.