European Brownies
A European-style brownie made by baking chocolate batter together with cheesecake batter.
Ingredients
chocolate
210 g
butter
210 g
granulated sugar
120 g
egg yolk
110 g
bread flour (sifted)
50 g
egg white
140 g
granulated sugar
40 g
cream cheese
200 g
water
200 g
custard powder (can substitute with custard powder)
80 g
cornstarch
10 g
egg white
50 g
Instructions
1
Melt the Chocolate
Melt material A using a bain-marie (double boiler).
2
Cream Butter and Sugar
Cream material B together (refer to page 10 for the sugar–butter creaming method).
3
Add Egg Yolks
Add material C in several batches while beating.
4
Fold in the Chocolate
Fold in material A and mix until evenly combined.
5
Add the Dry Ingredients
Sift material D, then fold it into the batter.
6
Make the Chocolate Batter
Whip material E to soft peaks (refer to page 8 for the vanilla chiffon cake method) and gently fold into the mixture from step 5 to form the chocolate batter.
7
Make the Cheese Batter
Mix material F together until smooth to form the cheese batter.
8
Fill the Pan
Line the baking pan with parchment paper. Pour in half of the chocolate batter, then pipe the cheese batter over it using a piping bag, and finally pour in the remaining chocolate batter.
9
Bake
Bake at 170°C top heat and 170°C bottom heat for about 35 minutes.
