Saïdi Brownies —¶

This is THE cake recipe of my childhood. Yes, there is more sugar than any other ingredient in these brownies. I honestly wonder if this is why they taste sooo good. Who could really tell? Unfortunately, I don’t have the motivation to update it to something more suitable for today’s sugar-reduced world, but if you do, please please please, let me know! ¶

My oldest friend recently asked me to gift her this recipe for her birthday. She, too, remembers it as something really chocolaty, nutty, and simply delicious that my mom used to bake for us. Funny that two decades later, we are reminiscing about these brownies during our transcontinental phone call. Anyway, if there is one thing you should know about my oldest friend, it’s that she deserves everything she asks for: ¶

– Start by preheating the oven to 180° and prepare the cake mould by buttering it.
– Heat some water in a saucepan. Place the butter in a bowl and cut it into pieces. Add the chocolate in pieces and place the bowl over the simmering water in the saucepan. Stir occasionally until your butter and chocolate mixture is fully melted.
– Beat the eggs with a fork, then add the flour, the nuts and the sugar. Mix with a wooden spoon.
– Then add the butter & chocolate mixture and continue stirring until the mixture becomes “creamy”.
– And lastly, pour the mixture into your buttered cake mould and bake for 30-40 minutes. The brownies are ready when the knife blade comes out clean. ¶

I hope you will enjoy these brownies as much as we do. ¶