Macadamia & White Chocolate Brownies

Recipe from The Little Loaf

White Chocolate & Macadamia Brownies

Makes about 16 bars

Ingredients:150g macadamia nuts
200g unsalted butter
250g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), chopped
3 eggs
230g golden caster sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
280g plain flour
pinch salt
200g white chocolate, coarsely hopped

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/mark 3. Grease and line an 8x8 inch pan.

2. Place the nuts on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 4-5 minutes. Remove from the oven, leave to cool and chop coarsely.

3. Melt the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat once melted and leave to cool.

4. Whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla (do not overmix or incorporate too much air). Fold in the cooled melted chocolate then sift in the flour and salt.

5. Fold the macadamias and white chocolate into the batter and transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

6. Set aside to cool before removing from the pan to cool completely. Slice into bars.