Beetroot and Chocolate Brownies
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Beetroot and Chocolate Brownies

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Yes, you read that right and, believe us, beetroot and chocolate go together like coffee and cake. You'll feel all virtuous too when you scoff these, striking off one of your five a day!

Preparation Time 15 minutes
Baking Time 25 minutes
Portions 8
Skill Level Easy
Average Rating 2 stars
 

Beetroot and Chocolate Brownies Ingredients

250 grams Butter
250 grams Dark Chocolate (Silver Spoon Create) Dark Chocolate (Silver Spoon Create)
250 grams Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
250 grams Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
3 Free Range Eggs Free Range Eggs
250 grams Beetroot cooked & pureed or grated
100 grams Walnuts broken
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This recipe uses

  • Dark Chocolate (Silver Spoon Create)
  • Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
  • Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
  • Free Range Eggs

How to make Beetroot and Chocolate Brownies

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  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C, fan 150°C, gas mark 3. Lightly grease and line a baking tin that's 20cm x 30cm x 2cm. method tip
  2. Put the butter and plain chocolate into a heatproof bowl. Stick the bowl on a baking paper-lined oven tray. Put it in the oven to warm up.
  3. After a few minutes, take out the mixture, give it a stir and put it back in the oven to melt completely. You may prefer to melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl held over a pan of simmering water. method tip
  4. In another bowl, whisk together the caster sugar and eggs until smooth and creamy. Stir into the chocolate mixture until well combined. Sift in the flour and fold in with the beetroot and walnuts. method tip
  5. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 20-25 minutes and until a knife or skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. method tip
  6. Remove from the oven and stand the tray on a wire rack until the brownie is cool enough to cut into squares.
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Reviews

Read all reviews (1) | Average rating: 2 stars

"Is it possible to review the recipe, please. No flour is mentioned in the ingredient list - but point 4 instructs you to fold the flour in. I would like to try this, but don't want to waste good ingredients on a recipe that is not complete."

Bakingmad: "You will need to use 250g flour. Happy Baking!"

30-04-2012 | Author: Beeker | 2 stars

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