Chocolate Apricot Brownies
- 1/2 cup butter, cut into cubes
- 4 ounces good-quality chocolate (min.70% cocoa solids)
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 orange, zest of (finely grated)
- 1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped (2 ounces)
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Grease an 8-inch square shallow pan.
- Melt butter and chocolate together in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering wter or in the microwave.
- Remove from heat when the chocolate has melted.
- Beat in the sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
- Stir in the flour, orange zest, apricots and walnuts just until combined.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the surface is lightly cracked.
- Let it cool for another 5-10 minutes before cutting into squares.
butter, chocolate, sugar, eggs, vanilla, whole wheat flour, orange, apricot, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-apricot-brownies-48036 (may not work)