Chocolate Walnut Bars Recipe

50 g

55 g

100 g

90 g

For the topping

25 g

90 g

25 g

90 g

5 ml

1.5 ml

2

Walnuts

Caster sugar

Plain flour, sifted

Cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Unsalted butter

Water

Unsweetened cocoa powder

Caster sugar

Vanilla essence

Salt

Eggs

Icing sugar, for dusting

• Preheat the oven to 180^oC/350^oF/Gas 4. Grease the base and sides of a 20cm square baking tin.
• Grind the walnuts with a few tablespoons of the sugar in a food processor or blender.
• In a bowl, combine the ground walnuts, remaining sugar and flour. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
• Alternatively, use a food processor. Pat the walnut mixture evenly into the base of the baking tin. Bake for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the topping, melt the butter with the water. Whisk in the cocoa powder and sugar.
• Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla essence and salt, then cool for 5 minutes.
• Whisk in the eggs until blended. Pour the topping over the bakes crust.
• Return to the oven and bake until set, about 20 minutes.
• Set the tin on a wire rack to cool, then cut into bars and dust with icing sugar.