Natal 2018 – Brownie de Natal

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Brownie de Natal

Ingredients

• 180 grams of butter
• 180 grams of semi-sweet chocolate
• 120 grams of dark chocolate
• 3 eggs
• 1 yolk
• 1 and 1/2 cups (tea) sugar
• 3/4 cup (tea) wheat flour
• 1/2 cup (tea) almonds

Preparation Mode

1. Prepare a small baking dish by greasing it with butter and then lining it with parchment paper. Also grease over the paper. Reserve.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave every 30 seconds until you get a smooth, shiny mixture.
3. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
4. In a separate large bowl, mix the eggs, yolk and sugar.
5. Mix with a whisk until the mixture turns white.
6. Add the chocolate and butter mixture and mix well.
7. Add the flour and mix again.
8. Add chopped or crushed almonds to the dough and mix again.
9. Place the dough in the pan, flatten it and place it in the oven to bake for approximately 30 minutes.
10. Remove from the oven and let it rest until it cools completely.
11. When cold, unmold and cut into squares.
12. Decorate to taste.

Mom Tips

Brownie batter doesn’t rise. This is correct and, therefore, the dough should not be mixed with a mixer. The dough beaten in the mixer creates air, ends up growing and becoming a common, dry cake and not a moist brownie.

Brownie point: when ready, it will have a crust on top that is different in color from the dough (lighter) and slightly crunchy. The inside of the brownie is not dry like a cake. The toothpick test on the brownie does not come out dry like a cake, but rather moist.

Almonds can be replaced with any other nut of your choice.

See also the Christmas apples recipe.