Chefs: Dame Alison Holst, Simon Holst as heard on Nine To Noon Monday 7 May 2012 (coming up at about 11.20am)
The term ‘brownie’ seems to encompass quite a range of products – from dense and fudgy to light and cakey. This one is dense and moist, but still has a fine cakey texture. Ingredients
For an 18x28cm brownie:
100g butter 90-100g dark chocolate, chopped 1 cup sugar 3 large (size 7) eggs 2 tsp vanilla essence 1/2 cup tapioca flour 1/2 cup rice flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp guar gum 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Cut the butter into 3-4 pieces and place in a medium-sized pot along with the chopped chocolate. Heat over a medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the chocolate has just melted.
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the sugar, then break in the eggs and add the vanilla essence and stir until smooth and evenly combined. Sift in flours, cocoa powder, guar gum, baking soda and salt then stir until well combined. Fold in the walnuts, if using.
Line an 18x28cm brownie pan with baking paper, then pour in the brownie mixture.
Bake in the middle of the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer poked in the centre comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling on a rack.
Cut as desired, then dust with icing sugar before serving.
earthangel4,
May 6, 11:25pm
sounds very yummy,shame it has sugar in it,thank you for sharing.
earthangel4,
May 7, 10:22pm
Dairy free cheese. Hi guys I am missing cheese,but am dairy free,and feeling so much better,was wondering if there was a dairy free cheese out there besides goat milk cheese. I am enjoying soy yoghurt,but need a replacement for cheese. Many thanks in advance.
frances1266,
May 8, 12:07am
There are a few dairy free cheeses around now.None are exactly the same as cheese but they are good in their own right.Cheezly is good.They have a blue cheese that tastes quite like the original.Kings I think it is called have a cheese also.Scheese make a few, some I like some I dont. There is a stretchy mozarella type dairy free cheese made either in Canada or USA that gets great reviews.I guess we will get it here one day.I find the dairy free cheeses are best with strong flavours like caramelised onion, relish etc. You will find them at your health food shops or online.Bryanna Clark Grogan makes good vegan cheeses, you will find recipes for them on her blog.Her feta is brilliant.
earthangel4,
May 8, 2:08am
Frances,good to see you,hope you are well. Thanks so much will have a look. Have you tried the goats milk one.! I also have to watch my sugar, with the strong flavour ones,but am sure there won,t be much in it,but vegan sounds nice.
earthangel4,
May 10, 10:47pm
Bakels pastry,does anyone know where you can buy it please!
glenn-ellyn,
May 11, 7:15am
You were lucky EA as when I spent a night in Grey Hosp a couple of months ago they were told no rolled oats or toast and what did I get>R/O and toast.I left there very hungry when they tossed me out without even a wash.Went to the Bonsai where they made me a lovely GF toasted salad with a wee salad before travelling home.
glenn-ellyn,
May 11, 7:16am
Ditto for me
earthangel4,
May 12, 12:57am
HI Glenn-ellyn,I spent some time in Christchurch hospital,I should of said that,and yes Greymouth hospital is not a good hospital to be in,and yes I agree with you,they are hopeless. I was very lucky as my dp,came in every morning,it was him that got me flown to Christchurch,otherwise I would of died,not the best hospitals to be in. Sorry you went thu that.
seano7,
May 12, 5:27am
Alison holst is not a chef. and her food is not nice
Thank you geldof. I will put that into my favourites.
village.green,
May 15, 11:31pm
Choc Chip Cookies I made these last week and they are from www.elanaspantry.com all her recipes are gluten free as she is a coeliac and she tends to use almond flour as her base as it doesn't cause blood sugar to rise as much as grains. Almond flour is cheaper in USA than here but I buy in bulk for $18 per kg and keep in fridge and freezer. 2 cups almond flour (or you can grind your own) 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil 2 Tbs honey 1 Tbs vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped chocolate chunks/chips whatever you like. I did mine by hand in a bowl but this is the original recipe: Place almond flour, salt and baking powder in a food processor. Pulse in shortening, honey and vanilla until dough forms. Remove blade and stir in choc by hand. Scoop dough one level tablespoon at a time onto baking paper lined tray. Press balls down gently. Bake 180oC 6-8 mins. Cool for 15 mins before moving otherwise they will break. She said that this made 30 but it actually made 18 and I used a proper tablespoon measuring spoon. Very nice.
village.green,
May 15, 11:31pm
Choc Chip Cookies I made these last week and they are from www.elanaspantry.com all her recipes are gluten free as she is a coeliac and she tends to use almond flour as her base as it doesn't cause blood sugar to rise as much as grains. Almond flour is cheaper in USA than here but I buy in bulk for $18 per kg and keep in fridge and freezer. 2 cups almond flour (or you can grind your own) 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil 2 Tbs honey 1 Tbs vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped chocolate chunks/chips whatever you like. I did mine by hand in a bowl but this is the original recipe: Place almond flour, salt and baking powder in a food processor. Pulse in shortening, honey and vanilla until dough forms. Remove blade and stir in choc by hand. Scoop dough one level tablespoon at a time onto baking paper lined tray. Press balls down gently. Bake 180oC 6-8 mins. Cool for 15 mins before moving otherwise they will break. She said that this made 30 but it actually made 18 and I used a proper tablespoon measuring spoon. Very nice.
earthangel4,
May 16, 2:44am
I am wanting to make some gluten free cheesy coconut biscuits. I have a recipe from a gluten free site,that I am on. In the recipe they use gluten free self rising flour,I have never heard of this. Would anyone know the name of the flour please.
jimane,
May 16, 3:52am
Earthangel, I have gluten free self raising flour, "Orgran" got mine from countdown, P&S also have it, good luck.
nzbadger,
May 16, 4:52am
I put this in another thread but will put it here also as it could help a fellow GF. :-) Just read about this couple in the local paper. Good website too. Am off to do the day course. Thought some others might like to know about them. Cheers http://www.glutenfreemadeeasy.co.nz/Course-info.html
nzbadger,
May 16, 4:52am
I put this in another thread but will put it here also as it could help a fellow GF. :-) Just read about this couple in the local paper. Good website too. Am off to do the day course. Thought some others might like to know about them. Cheers http://www.glutenfreemadeeasy.co.nz/Course-info.html
earthangel4,
May 16, 7:15am
Thank you going to countdown tomorrow so will have a look.
earthangel4,
May 16, 7:17am
thank you badger,looks very interresting,going to join them on fb.
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