Taking a classical dessert from my childhood and elevating it to the nth degree. This dish is perfect for those who love sweets. I see you out there!
Roasting your walnuts is a good idea as it will realise its natural oils.
An easy to do a recipe for all.
The chef tip when making this dessert is to sieve both cocoa powder and your self-rising flour. The reason behind this is that you want them evenly combined before adding the other ingredients.
The important process of making candied walnuts is not to make caramelised walnuts. To prevent this you want to keep your eyes on the temperature of your stock syrup. To do this have a food thermometer or food probe to get that perfect 121˚c.
Ingredients
Vanilla Ice Cream
Candied walnuts
Handful of walnuts
2 tablespoon of sugar
50ml Hot water
Brownie mix
275g Sugar
100g Self-raising flour
75g Cocoa Powder
100g Chocolate chips
275g Unsalted butter
50g Roasted walnuts
Method
To start off with is to line a 20 x 18 cm cake tin with parchment paper and preheat your oven to 180˚c.
Now to move to the next bit the candied walnuts. First, crush the walnuts to a manageable size.
Next place into an oven tray and roast them for 10 minutes, now in a medium size pan add the hot water and sugar and bring it to a core temperature of 121˚c now you want to add your prepared walnuts into the pan and stir constantly or until it starts to crystalize.
Remove from the pan onto another tray and let to cool down.
Now for the brownie mix tougher flour, cocoa and sugar until all combined. In a Bain Marie (consists of a pan of water in which another bowl of food are placed) melt down your chocolate.
Once all melted turn the gas off and slowly add your butter, a few blocks at a time and make sure you mix it in completely before you add the next load in.
Let it cool slightly before adding it to the dry, add the eggs and mix again until all combined. Now add your brownie batter into your cake tin and back for 35 minutes at 180˚c or until it comes out clean if you poke it through with a cocktail stick, let to rest.
For the white chocolate ganache. Take your water and sugar let to simmer add in your white chocolate and stir it until or incorporated, next add your dash of cream and let to simmer and then take off your stove.
To assemble the plate cut a portion of your brownie out add a bit of the candied walnuts, add your sauce and finally add your ice cream.
Bon Appétit!
