Christmas Brownies with Californian Prunes
Ingredients for approx. 16 bars:
150 g dark chocolate
4 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons sugar (40g)
80 g California prunes
80 g California Walnuts
3 eggs (L)
2 teaspoon cinnamon
100 g flour
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
2 level teaspoons baking powder
Furthermore:
50 g dark chocolate
16 California prunes
As desired, some cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 180 °C. Cut dark chocolate into pieces, place in a bowl and melt over hot boiling water.
2. Boil water with sugar. Pour mixture over the prunes and set aside for a moment. Put half of the walnuts into a food processor and grind finely, chop the other half coarsely. Puree prunes.
3. Separate eggs. Beat egg white until fluffy. Mix egg yolk with melted chocolate, cinnamon and prune puree. Gently fold half of the egg white into mixture. Mix flour with cocoa powder and baking powder, then sieve over the mixture. Stir immediately with the finely chopped Walnuts. Add rest of the beaten egg white and chopped walnuts.
4. Place baking paper into a square baking pan (approx. 26x16 cm), put in the dough and flatten evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool.
5. Meld dark chocolate as described. Cut brownie cake into 16 bars. Dab a bit of the melted chocolate on each brownie and place a dried prune on it. Sift cocoa powder as desired.
Nutrition value per serving approx:
Energy: 177 kcal / 739 kJ Proteins: 4 g Fat: 8,6 g Carbohydrates: 20 g
Preparation time: approx. 1 hour + cooling time