This recipe is not strictly green and yet its not quite orange either. Its very filling and is a great “take a plate” kinda recipe. I made it the other week to try it out and I had my fill ( one square) and sent it off down the coal mine with my hubby. I asked for honest reviews and opinions and they gave it. Most said a little bland ( but remember they didn’t have it with the cream I had it with) but all said could he bring it in again next weekend please. I will make stuff for the boys to try all the time – if it stops the run for Pies and Bacon and Egg Rolls! These started as a “blondie” but earned themselves the title of Friand with their cake consistency and lightness. This one has Thermomix and traditional instructions.
INGREDIENTS:
250g Almond Meal ( If you are using a Thermomix mill these yourself)
30 g White Chocolate ( Couverture is best if you can get it but commercial will do)
50 g Devondale Cultured Butter
30 g coconut oil
100 g Philadelphia Cream Cheese
4 x Eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder ( gluten and grain free)
1 Teaspoon vanilla paste ( or two scraped vanilla beans)
1 Tablespoon of double Cream to make ganache with 30 g white chocolate.
METHOD: ( traditional and thermomix provided)
Thermomix: Mill almonds 1 minute Speed 9. Set aside in a sep bowl.
Without washing bowl place 30 g white chocolate in bowl and mill speed 9 for 30 sec
Add coconut oil and butter ( chopped into 1 cm squares) into bowl and melt 45 degrees speed 1 for 1 min, Check scrape down bowl do same again if needed in 30 second intervals.
Add Philadelphia Cheese Mix speed 5 for 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl. if not a liquid consistency repeat again.
Add Vanilla paste and eggs – Blend speed 5 for 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl.
Add Dry Ingredients ( Almond Meal and Baking Powder) blend for 30 seconds speed 4. Scrape bowl repeat.
Place into a lined brownie tin ( I use a 20 cm square Lurpak special brownie tin)
Bake in moderate ( 160-180 degree oven – they all differ) for 30 -45 mins. This will rise beautifully and brown on top. Its baked when a cake spike comes out clean.
TRADITIONAL METHOD:
Mix dry ingredients ( start with almond meal or flour) into a bowl.
Melt chocolate, coconut oil and butter in microwave or over a hot water bath.
In sep bowl add vanilla and eggs together whisking well ( you want them fluffy)
Mix Wet ingredients into dry in a folding action.
Bake as above.
GANACHE – Its really a drizzle.. Melt together double cream and extra 30g white chocolate . Drizzle over cooled cake.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: ( based on 16 servings)
Calories: 109 Fats:9.5g Carbs:4.1 Net Carbs:3.3 Protein 1.9g
The Domesticated Ms Hemsworth 