Saturday, July 16, 2011

chocolate walnut brownies

 hey  these are  my  favorite.. i love  brownie and  specially  with  vanilla  ice cream. They are  so  nice   crunchy yet soft  and  walnut  adds more  yummmmmmmmm to it. i love the  crunchy crust and the chewy center with lots  of nuts which  makes  it  more delicious. i  have  been a great  fan   of  brownies   but  never tried  them at  home  and  so this   was  my  virgin trial  and  this  was  for yamini  who  had  this brownie craving in her 7th month of  pregnancy. The  sad  part  of the  this  was  i  was baking  it  for her farewell party. 
This recipe  is  from the  the  website  joy of  baking.



Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter (2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons finely ground instant coffee
  • 2 large eggs, preferably at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup broken or chopped walnuts or pecans

How  i made it 

  •  In a  double  boiler   melt the butter  and   to it add the  cocoa powder and  coffee powder. Mix well. let  it cool down.
  • Now beat the  eggs   into it and   now  add  sugar  and vanilla  essence  mix well.
  • Whisk in the  cinnamon and  salt  and  flour together.
  • Add the flour  and  mix well till its  incorporated .
  • Add in ur  walnuts   pour it  in a greased bake pan and  is  ready  to bake 
Prehaet the  oven  at  350 degree F  and  bake it  350 degree F for  30 mins.




1 comment:

  1. Thank you Sarika... Its not a farewell party for me, its a welcome party for my kid...
    Really awesome flavor.. the taste of coffee powder and cocco was yummy..

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