Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Pistachio Brownies with Pepper Flavored Cream and Chocolate Icing Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6:

• 1 oz chocolate

• 2 1/8 oz butter

• 3 1/6 oz sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 pinch of salt

• 2 tbsp flour

• 3 1/2 oz pistachios

• 1/3 tsp baking powder

Pepper cream:

• 1 oz sugar

• 2 egg yolks

• 3 fl oz milk

• 3 tbsp cream

• 3 peppercorns

Dark chocolate icing:

• 1 cup milk

• 1/3 lb dark chocolate

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C.

2. Melt the chocolate in double boiler.

3. Blend the butter with the sugar, egg, salt and melted chocolate until the mixture becomes fluffy. Fold in the flour, pistachios, and baking powder. pour the batter into a non-stick 2 inch deep pan. Bake for 30 min.

4. Meanwhile, prepare the pepper cream: in a bowl, whisk the sugar and yolks until the mixture becomes light. Boil the milk in a saucepan, combining it with the cream and the crushed peppercorns, then pour it into the preceding mixture. Stir, Strain the mixture in the saucepan and cook until the cream thickens and coats the spatula. Strain and set aside.

5. Prepare the icing: boil 1 cup of milk and pour it over the dark chocolate, broken into pieces. Set aside.

6. Cover the brownie completely with dark chocolate icing. Serve with pepper cream.