Orange Zest Brownie
Decadent and Eggless Brwonies. It is dense, chocolatey and yum with each bite. It also has a great shelf life.
Servings: 9 people
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp flax meal Flax seed powder
- 1¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 7 tbsp cocoa powder unsweetened
- 100 g dark chocolate chopped
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 1¼ cup sugar granulated
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter 80g
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- zest of 1 orange
- ½ cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together the water and flax meal. Let it sit for about 10 minutes till it becomes frothy.
- Preheat oven to 180 °C. Line & grease an 8X8 inch baking dish. Allow overhang on all sides for easy lifting of brownies after baking.
- Coat the chopped walnuts with little flour to avoid sinking to the bottom.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour and baking soda. Keep aside.
- In another medium bowl add the cocoa powder, chocolate, coffee and salt. Add boiling water and mix in the ingredients into a paste using a spoon. Make sure that chocolate pieces are melted.
- Add sugar, butter, orange essence, flax meal egg and orange zest into the chocolate mixture until smooth.
- Stir in the walnuts if you're using them. Using a wooden spoon, mix in the flour until well combined. The mixture becomes extremely thick and you may need to use your hands to mix.
- Don't mix the dough with an electric mixer at this point. It will overwork the dough and gluten will form, in turn affecting the texture of the brownies.
- Transfer the batter to the baking dish, using your fingers to press the thick dough into place.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for an hour.
- Transfer the brownies to the wire rack by lifting the overhang. Allow them to cool completely before slicing into squares.