Gluten-free Chocolate Brownie
With Simon Holst
Gluten-free Chocolate Brownie
Time: 40 mins
Serves: 10
Cost per serve: $0.50
The term 'brownie' seems to encompass quite a range of products - from dense and fudgy to light and cakey. This one is dense and moist, but still has a fine cakey texture.
Shopping
100g butter
90-100g dark chocolate, chopped
1 cup sugar
3 large (size 7) eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp guar gum
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Cut the butter into 3-4 pieces and place in a medium-sized pot
along with the chopped chocolate.
Heat over a medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the
chocolate has just melted.
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the sugar, then break in
the eggs and add the vanilla essence and stir until smooth and
evenly combined.
Sift in flours, cocoa powder, guar gum, baking soda and salt then
stir until well combined. Fold in the walnuts, if using.
Line an 18 x 28cm brownie pan with baking paper, then pour in the
brownie mixture.
Bake in the middle of the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer
poked in the centre comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 5
minutes before removing from the pan and cooling on a rack.
Cut as desired, then dust with icing sugar before serving.
(Broadcast: 12 Mar 2012)
