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Decadent Brownie with crispy Bacon bits
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Ingredients
- 75g butter
- 300g dark chocolate (70%)
- 3 eggs
- 150g sugar
- 1 Tsp vanilla essence
- 1/2 Tsp salt
- 150g chopped walnuts
- 120g flour
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F
- Spray a square tin with oil and line with baking paper.
- Place butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl, microwave in 30 second bursts (takes me 1m 30 sec) until melted. Stir until smooth.
- Add sugar and vanilla, mix, then add eggs and mix well until smooth.
- Add flour, salt and stir until smooth. Stir in melted chocolate, pour into a pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes for a gooey centre, 28 minutes for fudgy but still very moist and 33 minutes for moist fudge-cake-like. When cooked, let it cool aside.
Chocolate Ganache & Candied Bacon
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 200g chocolate
- 240g dark chocolate
METHOD:
- Warm your cream in the microwave until hot (don’t let it boil), remove the cream from the
- Microwave and add your cream while stirring continuously until chocolate melts.
- Place your brownie on a cooling rack and pour your chocolate ganache. Place in the fridge for an hour or two (until it sets).
- Sprinkle your candied bacon and enjoy with ice cream.
CANDIED BACON
- Streaky bacon
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- Heat oven to 180°C
- Dry your streaky bacon with a paper towel until dry.
- Coat your bacon on both sides with maple syrup and then followed by maple syrup on both sides.
- Place on a lined baking tray and bake at 180°C for 15-20 minutes (until golden brown).
- When bacon is cooked and cool, cut into small pieces and sprinkle on top of your brownie.