Sunday 5 December 2010

Hairy Bikers Chocolate and Macadamia Brownies.

Heres a recipe from this weeks Hairy Bikers Cook Off which my girlfriend had just knocked up, and is the best brownie recipe ive ever tasted.(She ditched the raisins which is fine by me!)
Orginal recipe link here

Chocolate and macadamia brownie
 Indulge with this gooey, chocolatey mega brownie packed with chocolate, raisins and macadamias.

Ingredients

  • 280g/10oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 500g/1lb 2oz caster sugar
  • 5 free-range eggs
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 200g/8oz plain flour
  • 100g/4oz unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 185g/6½oz raisins
  • 185g/6½oz, chopped
  • 90g/3½oz unsalted macadamia nuts, chopped
  • icing sugar, to dust


Preparation method


1. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. Grease and line a 30cmx23cmx4cm/12inx9inx1½in baking tin

2. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy then beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Stir in the golden syrup.

3. Sift the flour and cocoa into the mixture, then fold until well combined. Stir in the raisins, chocolate and macadamias.

4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until firm at the edges but still slightly gooey in the centre. Remove the brownies from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin. (The brownies will firm up as they cool.)

5. To serve, cut the brownies into large squares, dust with the icing sugar and serve plain or with ice cream or clotted cream.

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