Plank-Smoked Chocolate Brownies |
Brownie fans will love this outdoor version of their favourite snack. A few simple ingredients and you will be a hit at your next outdoor gathering.
Ingredients
- 13⁄4 cups all-purpose flour 425 mL
- 2 tsp baking powder 10 mL
- 1 cup butter 250 mL
- 1 cup unsweetened chocolate, 250 mL
- coarsely chopped
- 5 large eggs 5
- 1 tbsp vanilla 15 mL
- 31⁄2 cups granulated sugar 875 mL
- 1⁄2 tsp salt 2 mL
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 250 mL
- 1 cup white chocolate, 250 mL
- coarsely chopped
- 1 cup macadamia nuts, 250 mL
- coarsely chopped
- 3⁄4 cup whipping (35%) cream 175 mL
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 250 mL
- 3 large eggs 3
- 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar 75 mL
- pinch salt pinch
Materials
- 9- by 13-inch (3L) baking pan, well greased
- Untreated cedar plank,
- soaked for at least 12 hours
Directions
- Sift together the flour and baking powder.
- In a heavy saucepan, melt butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally. When melted, remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the 5 eggs, vanilla, 31⁄2 cups (875 mL) sugar, and salt for 10 minutes at medium speed. Blend in the melted chocolate at low speed just until mixed (don’t overbeat).
- Gently stir in the 1 cup (250 mL) chocolate chips, white chocolate, and macadamia nuts.
- In a heavy saucepan, heat the cream and 1 cup (250 mL) chocolate chips, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
- Beat the 3 eggs, 1/3 cup (75 mL) sugar, and salt until foamy, 4 to 6 minutes.
- Stir into the melted chocolate.
- Preheat the grill to medium or a touch higher (375ºF/190ºC).
- Pour the brownie mixture into the prepared pan and gently smooth to level. Spread the topping mixture over the brownie mix.
- Set the soaked plank on the grill and set the brownies on the plank. Close the grill lid and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
- Cool for several hours or overnight before cutting into squares.
Makes 18 to 24 squares
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
From Ted Reader’s Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet Grilling permission from Key Porter Books.
Photographs taken by: Mike McColl (except page 202, photo courtesy of Napoleon)
