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RECIPE: jaffa cake

MICHAEL

JAMES.

PHOTOGRAPH:

BRETT

STEVENS.

FOOD

STYLING:

KIRSTEN

JENKINS.

STYLING:

EMMALY

STEWART

The easy bake

Addictionwarning:bakethesehalf-cookie-half-browniesweettreatsandthey’ll

be an immediate hit. Top tip: find a good hiding place for the biscuit tin

Chocolate,sourcherry

andryebrowniecookies

MAKESABOUT24.HANDS-ONTIME

25 MIN, OVEN TIME 14-16 MIN

MAKE

AHEAD

Coverandchillhalforall

theshapedcookierounds

attheendofstep5 for

upto3 days,thenheattheoven

andcontinuefromstep6.Bake

for2-3minuteslongerthaninthe

recipe.Alternatively,wrapand

freezeforupto3 months.Bake

fromfrozenfor5-6minuteslonger.

Storethebakedbiscuitsinan

airtightcontainerina cool, dark

place for up to 5 days.

• 300gdark(70%) chocolate,
  chopped


• 45gunsalted butter,
  chopped


• 40gryeflour


• 1 tspbakingpowder


• ¼tspseasaltflakes, plus extra
  tosprinkle


• 3 largefree-range eggs, at room
  temperature


• 250gdark muscovado
  sugar


• ½tspvanillaextract


• 150gmilkchocolatechips


• 75gwalnutpieces, toasted and
  chopped


• 75gdriedsourcherries or
  cranberries

YOU’LLALSONEED...

3 largebakingtrayslinedwith

compostable baking paper

1 Putthechocolateandbutterina

heatproofbowlsetovera panof

gentlysimmeringwater(don’tlet

thebowltouchthewater).Stirnow

and then until melted and smooth.

Removefromtheheatandcoolto

roomtemperature.If themixture

startstoset,heatoversimmering

wateruntilmeltedagain.

2 Puttheryeflour,baking powder

andsaltina bowl.

3 Puttheeggs,sugarandvanilla

ina standmixerfittedwiththe

whiskattachmentandwhiskfor

8-10minutesuntilpale,fluffyand

doubledinsize.In3 batches,

gentlyfoldinthemelted

chocolatemixtureusing

a spatula,scrapingthebottom

ofthebowlasyougo,until

justcombined.(Youwant

toincorporatethechocolate

withoutlosingtheair– it’s

importantfora crispcrust.)

4 Sifthalftheflourmixtureover

thechocolatemixture,thengently

foldinusingthespatula.Repeat

withtheremainingflour

mixture,thenthechocchips,

walnutsandcherries/cranberries,

foldinginuntiljustcombined,again

scrapingthebottomofthebowl.

5 Heattheovento180°C/160°C

fan/gas4.Dividethedoughinto

about 24 portions(1heapedtbsp

each)then,usingslightlydamp

hands,rollintoballs.Dividethe

ballsamongthepreparedtrays,

leavingatleast5-6cmbetween

each,thengentlypresstoflatten

alittle(seeMakeAhead).

6 Sprinklethecookieswith

saltflakes.Bake(inbatches

if necessary)for14-16minutes

untilshinyandthetopsstart

tocrack.Transferthecookiesto

a wireracktocoolbeforeserving.

PERCOOKIE202kcals,10gfat

(4.7gsaturated),3gprotein,

24.4gcarbs(23g sugars), 0.1g salt,

1.2g fibre

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