First, take some plain chocolate … 300g to be precise and interestingly enough, it doesn’t have to have a high cocoa solid content. You know how most choc recipes stipulate 70% or higher? Here apparently, the texture of the brownies would become crumbly as opposed to moist so about 50% is just fine.
How do you like these ingredients? I have used them before in cranberry and pistachio cookies so here they are reappearing in brownie guise.And add some pistachios and dried cranberries.
The answer is: YES THEY ARE!Actually I first made them in November and now I have just made them again. I was invited to a wonderful Women’s Day celebration a few nights ago, you see. It was potluck so I thought I would make these brownies again and see if they really were as squidgy as I remembered.
Not that I tasted them, I hasten to add. TT and I are still on our modified Dukan and have lost approx 5kg/ten and a half pounds each, so I am not about to jeopardise that! But I asked my neighbour at the table what she thought and she passed on the verdict: just yummy!
100g/4oz pistachios/fıstık, sliced
- Pre-heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
- Butter a non-stick baking tin (about 31 x 17 x 3.5cm) or line the base if you prefer. (I did prefer as I knew from my previous experience that they were going to be squidgy!)
- Break the chocolate into a saucepan, add the butter, sugar and juice or milk, then warm gently, stirring frequently until melted and evenly mixed. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Fold in the flour, cinnamon and cranberries.
- Spread half the mixture into the prepared tin, scatter over the nuts, then gently spread the rest of the mixture on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes. (I added 10 minutes more).The brownies are ready when the mixture is springy at the edges but with a slight ‘give’ in the centre – and a skewer inserted into the centre should still have some mixture sticking to it.
- Cut into squares while warm.
- Sprinkle with icing sugar.
- Will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.
Healthy eating plan just flew out of the window.
I'm not responsible!!!!
Yum!
Wow — I will try these as soon as possible! Always looking for recipes that include chocolate. BTW, I made your piyaz for a dinner party with my neighbors, and they raved about it.
Hello Sue! How are you doing now you are back in the US? Yes, I really don't think that you can fail with chocolate. I have another piyaz recipe up my sleeve for tomorrow…
And another super ARIT trip is coming up: this time Galata and Karaköy – if you were here, I'm sure you'd sign up for it 🙂
These look like a delicious treat!
I'm sure these were tasty! But it's quite a different version from the bitter chocolate/super buttery ones I make for Denizen every week. 🙂
Hi Joy! Have you ever posted that recipe?
Yum! Anything with pistachios is delicious!!
Thanks, all of you lovely friends, for your comments! these are pretty delicious although I say it myself! I did have difficulty in restraining myself from licking the spoon! ENJOY!!!
A wonderfully delicious treat!! Very nice!
Claudia, I am forthwith forwarding this recipe to an American friend who is absolutely addicted to brownies. AND she lives in Rhode Island, home of the cranberry.