Fudgy almond brownies
Rich and fudgy dark chocolate brownies with almonds!
Ingredients
- 180 grams or about 1 cup dark or semisweet chocolate
- 56 grams or 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 50 grams or 1/4 cup granulated or castor sugar
- 100 grams or 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 65 grams or 1/2 cup all purpose flour or maida
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 75 grams or 1/2 cup almonds
Instructions
- Toast the almonds for 8- 10 minutes in the oven at 180 C or on a pan over medium heat , stirring often to prevent burning. Once cool, chop roughly and keep aside
- Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F. Line a 8 inch square pan with parchment paper ( leave two opposite sides long enough to hold and pull out brownie slab when done ).
- In the mricrowave or in a thick bottomed saucepan , melt chopped chocolate and butter together on low . Stir often and heat until both are melted together.
- Take off heat and stir in the sugars.
- Add the eggs, one by one and whisk very well after each one.
- Add the vanilla and whisk well.
- Add the flour and salt and whisk until incorporated.
- Whisk in the chopped almonds . You can reserve some to scatter on top if you want.
- Spread batter into the prepared pan . Spread almonds on top if you want
- Bake at 180 C / 350 F for 28 to 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the centre should come out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool completely in pan . Pull out the brownie slab and slice !
Notes
You can use compound or couveture chocolate
The nuts are optional . Feel free to subsitute with any nuts of your choice
My measuring cup is 240 ml