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Gary Rhodes Brownie

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It is very rich and tasty and can be used as petits fours or as a biscuit to go with ice-cream. Remember that when melting butter or chocolate, don’t let it heat above room temperature.

Ingredients

  • 300 g (10 oz) caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 225 g (8 oz) unsalted butter
  • 75 g (3 oz) cocoa
  • 75 g (3 oz) plain flour
  • 225 g (8 oz) good quality plain chocolate
  • 100 g (4 oz) hazel or pecan nuts, chopped
  • 100 g (4 oz) white chocolate, cut into 1 cm (½ in) chunks

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180–200°C/350-400°F/gas 4–6 and lightly grease a 20 cm (8 in) tin.

Beat together the sugar and eggs, making sure the sugar has completely dissolved.

Melt the butter and whisk into the eggs.

Sieve together the cocoa and flour and add to the butter and egg mix.

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of warm water, then stir in.

Add the chopped nuts and white chocolate.

Turn the mix into the prepared tin and bake in the pre-heated oven for 30–40 minutes. Leave to cool, then cut into wedges or squares.