6. Sixth lesson - Cooking brownies to prepare Christmas

That time, we cooked brownies together and here is the receipt.

Brownies

Ingredients (32 brownies) :

* 250 g unsweetened chocolate (8 squares)
* 250 g butter
* 5 eggs
* 500 g sugar
* 15 ml vanilla extract
* 150 g flour
* 250 g coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

Then to make them :

(1) Grease a 33x22 cm pan and pre-heat oven to 190 deg. C.
(2) Melt the chocolate and the butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Whisk until smooth. Set aside to cool while beating eggs.
(3) Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla at high speed for a full 10 minutes.
(4) Blend in the chocolate-and-butter mixture at low speed.
(5) Add flour, beating just to blend. Stir in walnuts, if desired.
(6) Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Do not overbake. The brownies are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out slightly dirty.
(7) Cool in pan, then cut into squares.

Et pour ne pas avoir à attendre la fin de la cuisson, j’en avais préparé à la maison, que j’avais caché dans la classe. Ca a donc été l’occasion de jouer à "tu brûles" : you’re cold or you’re hot...