brownies with cinnamon and roasted macadamia nuts/brownies con canela y nueces de macadamia tostadas

i usually bake brownies according to my verified recipe. it never fails and the result is always delicious. once i modified the recipe and it was not bad at all either. this time i wanted to try something different and found a recipe for dark chocolate and roasted macadamia nuts brownies. it would not be me if i did not change the recipe a little, added or omitted some ingredients...and i came up with this...

usualmente hago los brownies según mi receta comprobada. nunca falla y el resultado es siempre delicioso. una vez modifiqué la receta y tampoco estuvo mal. esta vez quería probar algo diferente y encontré la receta de brownies de chocolate amargo con nuez de macadamia tostado. no sería mi estilo si yo no cambiase la receta un poco al añadir u omitir algúnos ingredientes...y se me ocurrió esto...

ingredients/ingredientes:

150 g all purpose flour/harina de trigo

250 g unsalted butter/mantequilla sin sal

300 g dark chocolate/chocolate amargo

250 g sugar/azúcar

1 tablespoon golden syrup/sirope dorado

1 teaspoon vanilla extract/vainilla

4 eggs/huevos

100 g macadamia nuts/nueces de macadamia

ground cinnamon/canela en polvo

coarsely chop the nuts. sprinkle them with cinnamon and roast at 160°C until golden.

pica las nueces. espolvorealas con canela y hornea a 160°C hasta que se doren.

cut the butter into cubes and chop the chocolate. place them into a bowl. melt the chocolate and butter in a water bath and stir until it gets smooth and shiny. let it cool down for 10 minutes.

corta la mantequilla en cubitos y pica el chocolate. colocalos en un tazón. derrite el chocolate y la mantequilla en baño maría y revuelve la mezcla hasta que queda suave y brillante. dejala enfriar por 10 minutos.

add the sugar, vanilla and golden syrup to the cooled chocolate. stir well.

añade el azúcar, la vainilla y el sirope dorado al chocolate que se ha enfriado. revuelva bien.

add the eggs one by one. whisk the mixture well after each egg. the final chocolate mixture will be thick and lighter in color.

agrega los huevos uno por uno. bate la mezcla bien después de cada huevo. la mezcla final será espesa y de color más claro.

mix the flour with cinnamon (you can use as much cinnamon as you want. i used about two tablespoons). add the roasted nuts and stir.

mezcla la harina con la canela (puedes usar tanta canela como quieres. yo usé aproximadamente dos cucharadas). agrega las nueces tostadas y revuelva.

pour the chocolate mixture over the flour and fold it in slowly and gently.

vierte la mezcla de chocolate sobre la harina y mezclalo todo lentamente y suave.

pour the dough into the prepared baking pan and bake in a preheated oven (180°C) for 40 to 50 minutes.

vierte la masa en el molde para hornear preparado y hornea en el horno precalentado (180°C) por 40 a 50 minutos. 

let the brownies cool down and cut into small pieces. store them in the fridge...they tasted great cold :)

deja los brownies enfriar y cortalos en pedacitos chiquitos. guardalos en el refri...sabían muy ricos fríos :)

simple brownies with molasses/brownies simples con melaza

i wanted to make brownies but i realized i didn't have enough golden sugar. therefore i altered the recipe a little - added a spoon of molasses and omitted the extra chocolate pieces.

quería hacer brownies pero me di cuenta que no tenía suficiente azúcar dorada. por eso altere la receta un poco - añadí una cucharita de melaza y omité los pedazos de chocolate.

ingredients/ingredientes:

185 g unsalted butter/matequilla sin azúcar

185 g dark chocolate/chocolate amargo

85 g all purpose flour/harina de trigo

40 g cocoa powder/cacao en polvo

3 eggs/huevos

180 g golden sugar/azúcar dorada

1 teaspoon molasses/cucharita de melaza

i doubled the ingredients because i needed more brownies :)

necesitaba más brownies y por eso doblé la receta :)

cut the butter into cubes, break the chocolate into pieces and put into a bowl. fill a saucepan with water and heat it until boiling. place the bowl with the chocolate and butter on the top of the saucepan. stir until both melt. let the chocolate cool down.

corta la mantequilla en cubitos, rompe el chocolate en pedacitos y ponlos en un tazón. llena una cacerola con agua y calientala hasta que empieza a hervir. coloqua el tazón con el chocolate y la mantequilla en la parte superior de la cacerola. revuelvelos hasta que se derriten. deja el chocolate que se enfría.

sift the flour and cocoa powder.

tamiza la harina y el cacao en polvo.

  

in a large bowl, place sugar, eggs and molasses. whisk everything together until the mixture looks thick and creamy (the sugar should be totally melted). pour in the cooled chocolate.

en un tazón grande, coloque el azúcar, los huevos y la melaza. bate todo junto hasta que la mezcla se ve espesa y cremosa (el azúcar debe ser totalmente derretido). agrega el chocolate enfriado.

fold in the chocolate with the spatula...slowly and gently. when the dough becomes dark brown all over, fold in the dry ingredients. pour the brownie mixture to the greased and floured baking pan.

mezcla el chocolate con la masa usando la espátula...lentamente y suave. cuando toda la masa tiene color oscuro, agrega los ingredientes secos.  vierte la masa al molde para hornear engrasada y enharinada. 

place in the preheated oven and bake for about 25 minutes (180 °C). let the brownies cool down before cutting.

pon el molde en el horno precalentado y hornea por 25 minutos (180°C). deja los brownies de enfriar antes de cortarlos.

brownies

these were the first brownies i made in my life...i baked two batches - one for us, one to take to work on the day of my birthday. after a short research, i decided to follow this recipe (brownies). 

185 g butter (unsalted)
185 g dark chocolate
85 g all purpose flour
40 g cocoa powder
50 g milk chocolate
50 g white chocolate
3 eggs
275 g golden sugar

cut the butter into small cubes and break the chocolate. now take a saucepan and fill it to the half with water and boil it. turn the heat down, take another saucepan (or a bowl) and place it on the first one. put in the chocolate and butter and stir until melted. leave it to cool down to the room temperature.

meanwhile in another bowl, sift the flour and cocoa powder. cut the white and milk chocolate. grease and flour the baking pan.

break the eggs in the large bowl, put in the sugar and whisk together until the mixture looks thick and creamy (the sugar should be totally melted). pour in the cooled chocolate and fold in with the spatula. you should do it really slowly and gently...it is very important. this way the air will get to the dough. at one point it will start looking almost like a chocolate mousse. when the dough becomes dark brown all over, fold in the dry ingredients. as the original recipe says, first it will look very dry but it will get better...just do not loose patience :). the last thing to mix in is the white and milk chocolate.

pour the brownie mixture to the greased and floured baking pan. place in the preheated oven and bake for about 25 minutes (180 °C). brownie should not be wobbly in the middle, the top must be shiny and look a little like paper. when you take it from the oven, leave it in the baking pan until it is cooled down. last step: cut brownies and enjoy :D