Nutella Recipes
Gianduia Brownies
Yield: 16 brownies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups hazelnuts (about 6 1/4 ounces)
- 4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
- 3 ounces fine-quality milk chocolate
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup Nutella
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F and butter and flour a 9 inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
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Toast and skin hazelnuts. In a food processor pulse hazelnuts until coarsely ground (bits should be about 1/8 inch).
- Chop chocolates into small pieces and in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolates with butter and Nutella, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat.
- While chocolates are melting, into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and a pinch salt. Whisk sugar into chocolate mixture until combined well. Add eggs, whisking until mixture is glossy and smooth. Stir in flour mixture and hazelnuts until just combined.
- Pour batter into a baking pan and bake in middle of oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out with moist crumbs adhering to it.
- Cool brownies completely in pan on a rack and cut into 16 squares.
Notes
Brownies keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature, 5 days.
Attribution
Gourmet magazine - February 1998