Grandma's Brownies by Inbar Zuckerberg

Name: Grandma's Brownies by Inbar Zuckerberg
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8x8 Inch Square Brownies
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: High Quality 70% Dark Chocolate Preferably Valrhona or Callebaut, 150g; 150 g Unsalted Butter,; 3 Eggs Preferably Free Range,; 75 g Demerara Sugar,; 75 g Dark Muscovado sugar,; Pinch Sea Salt,; 75 g Blanched Hazelnuts,; 105 g Unbleached All Purpose Flour,; 15 g High Quality Cocoa Powder Preferably Valrhona or Callebaut,; 40 g Walnuts Halved,; 35 g Pistachios Halved,; High Quality 35% White Chocolate Preferably Valrhona or Callebaut Pistoles, 38g; 200 g Raspberries Frozen or Fresh,; 45 g Spiced Rum,

Daniel Lim @fatdoughsg

Singapore

I have been following Inbar's work for quite some time now and I am very glad that we get to connect in this virtual world called Instagram. We become more than just casual InstaFam; we've become friends. She is the head chef of a restaurant in Zurich, Switzerland, named Kaiser's Reblaube. So, if ever you are in Zurich, do check out her restaurant.

When I came across her post about her grandma's brownies, I thought of dedicating this page to her. I mean, grandmas are the best. They are always whipping out recipes outta thin air and you wonder why they don't use any measurement; they just eyeballed. Is that a superpower?

I had adjusted the ingredients to suit my cake pan. Brownies is one of the few foods which is sacred to me, and I have to say that this recipe is on my top 3. I mean, I had tested and tasted hundreds of brownies in my 39 years. And for crying out loud, brownies is not a cake. Period!

Daniel Lim @fatdoughsg

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Ingredients

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8x8 Inch Square Brownies

High Quality 70% Dark Chocolate Preferably Valrhona or Callebaut, 150g
150 gUnsalted Butter,
3Eggs Preferably Free Range,
75 gDemerara Sugar,
75 gDark Muscovado sugar,
PinchSea Salt,
75 gBlanched Hazelnuts,
105 gUnbleached All Purpose Flour,
15 gHigh Quality Cocoa Powder Preferably Valrhona or Callebaut,
40 gWalnuts Halved,
35 gPistachios Halved,
High Quality 35% White Chocolate Preferably Valrhona or Callebaut Pistoles, 38g
200 gRaspberries Frozen or Fresh,
45 gSpiced Rum,

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Steps

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You can check out the original recipe:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKqX8agAYuj/
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Preheat oven to 170 degree celsius or 340 fahrenheit.
Grease cake pan with butter.
Line with parchment paper and grease with butter as well. Set aside until ready to use.
Melt chocolate and butter on a double boiler.
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Remove from heat and set aside to cool down slightly.
In a large bowl, add eggs.
Using a hand or stand mixer, whisk until light and fluffy.
Add in sugar and salt.
Whisk until well combined or until the sugar has dissolved.
Fold in the melted chocolate mixture.
Blitz blanched hazelnuts in a food processor until powder forms.
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To blanch hazelnuts, add 1.5 TBSP of baking soda in a pot of 200g of boiling water. Once the baking soda stop fizzing, add in the hazelnuts and blanch for 3 mins. You can test by removing 1 hazelnut from the pot and plunge into a bowl of ice water. If the skin comes off easily, drain the rest of the hazelnuts and plunge into the ice water. Once the skins are all peeled, drain and air dry, preferably overnight.*
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Transfer the ground hazelnuts into the brownies mixture.
In a small bowl, combine flour and cocoa powder.
Sift the flour-cocoa mixture into the brownies mixture, 1/2 portion at a time.
Fold until well combined.
Once everything is incorporated, transfer half of the batter into the prepared cake pan.
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Sprinkle the nuts and white chocolate evenly over the top.
Cover with the remaining brownies batter.
Smooth the top with an offset spatula.
Wack into the oven and bake for 15 to 17 mins.
The brownies should have a glossy shine and barely set.
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While the brownies is baking, transfer raspberries into a sauce pot over medium heat.
Swirl the pot to prevent burning.
Once the raspberries start to render out their juices, add in rum.
Using a blowtorch to flambé.
*Be very careful while doing this.*
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Cook until the alcohol has evaporated.
Remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.
Carefully unmold and slice into squares.
Transfer a couple of slices onto a serving plate and drizzle that raspberry compote over the top.
Serve while it is still warm.
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For the detailed recipe video:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CNsNi7sFk8x/