| 1 | Recipe by: the california culinary academy preparation time: 0:50 Preheat oven to 325 °F. |
| 2 | If macadamia nuts are salted, blanch in boiling water to cover for 30 seconds to remove salt. |
| 3 | Rinse under cold running water and transfer to a baking sheet. |
| 4 | Toast in a 325 °F oven until golden brown. |
| 5 | Let cool, then coarsely chop. |
| 6 | If nuts are unsalted, just toast and chop. |
| 7 | Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. |
| 8 | Set aside. |
| 9 | Place butter, sugar, and water in a medium saucepan over low heat. |
| 10 | Cut 6 ounces of the white chocolate into large (1- or 2-inch) chunks and the remaining 3 ounces into small (?inch to ?inch) chips. |
| 11 | When butter has melted, remove from heat, add the 6 ounces white chocolate chunks and stir until chocolate melts. |
| 12 | Beat in eggs and vanilla. |
| 13 | Stir in flour mixture until just blended. |
| 14 | Stir in the 3 ounces of white chocolate chips and the nuts. |
| 15 | Spread batter in a greased 8- or 9-inch square baking pan. |
| 16 | Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. |
| 17 | Cool on a wire rack, then cut into squares. |
| 18 | * timesaver tip: brownie batter can be made ahead and frozen before baking. |
| 19 | Line an 8- or 9-inch square pan with heavy-duty foil. |
| 20 | Spoon batter into pan. |
| 21 | Freeze batter, uncovered, until frozen solid. |
| 22 | Remove from pan and wrap tightly. |
| 23 | Label and date package. |
| 24 | Freeze at 0 °F up to 4 weeks. |
| 25 | To bake, peel foil from batter and place in greased pan. |
| 26 | Bake in a preheated 375 °F oven until skewer inserted in center comes out clean (40 to 50 minutes). |
| 27 | microwave version: chocolate may be melted in a microwave oven. |
| 28 | Place butter and chocolate in a small glass bowl. |
| 29 | Microwave on 50% power for 1 minute, stir, then continue microwaving 1 to 3 minutes more. |
| 30 | Stir until smooth. |
| 31 | Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch around edges and won"t blend smoothly. |
| 32 | Stir in sugar and water and continue with step 5. |
