August 31, 2016

Recipe: Almond and Salted Caramel Brownies

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Recipe extracted from http://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/12/caramel-and-almond-brownies-recipe.html
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Almond and Salted Caramel Brownies Recipe
Ingredients:

Unsalted Soft Butter - 100 grams
Sugar - 1 cup / 200 grams
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 3/4 cup / 90 grams
Cocoa Powder - 3/4 cup
Instant Coffee Powder - 1 tsp
Eggs - 3
Almonds or Walnuts - 3/4 cup chopped
Salted Caramel Sauce - 1 cup

(1 Cup Measures 240 ml)

Method:

Preheat oven to 170 Degree C.
Line a square baking tray with parchment paper or wax paper and grease it really well with oil or butter. Set aside.
Take flour, cocoa, coffee in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat it till creamy using a blender.
Add in one egg at a time and beat till fluffy.
Once it is well mixed, add in the flour mix and fold gently.
Now pour half of the batter into the pan and spread it evenly.
Now pour over caramel sauce and sprinkle chopped almonds over it. 
Now add the remaining batter and spread it out.
Bake this for 25 to 30 mins till it is cooked, insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is done.
Now remove it from oven and let it cool completely in the tin. 
Once it is completely cooled, remove it and cut into squares.

Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe
Ingredients:

Granulated Sugar - 1 cup / 200 grams
Butter - 6 tblspn / 90 grams
Cream / Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup / 120 ml
Salt - 1.5 tsp

Method:


Take a nonstick pot. Add in sugar and heat it gently keep mixing it. It will become a clump first then slowly melt. 
Once it is melted it will slowly start to get a golden colour. 
Once it gets nice golden colour, add in butter and keep mixing. Once all the butter is melted and in cream and mix well.
Now bring it to a boil once and turn off the heat,
Add in salt now and mix well.
Allow it to cool and then store in a air tight container in fridge.



Notes:
Dont over boil it or it will get too thick and hard.
If it gets too hard when chilled, you can add some more cream and heat it till melted.
The amount of salt depends on your taste. You can add more.
This sauce stays good upto a month in fridge.