Brown butter, white chocolate & cherry blondies

Name: Brown butter, white chocolate & cherry blondies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 160 g unsalted butter, chopped into rough cubes, plus extra for greasing; 240 g light brown soft sugar; 2 large free range eggs, lightly beaten; 1½ tsp vanilla extract; 220 g plain flour; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 180 g white chocolate, chopped into small chunks; 150 g fresh cherries, halved

Cherries and white chocolate are an irresistible combination in this summery traybake. ‘Browning’ the butter until rich and nutty adds even more flavour, but you can just melt it if you don’t have time.

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Makes12
CourseSnack
Prepare10 mins
Cook45 mins
Total time55 mins

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160g unsalted butter, chopped into rough cubes, plus extra for greasing
240g light brown soft sugar
2 large free range eggs, lightly beaten
1½ tsp vanilla extract
220g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp fine sea salt
180g white chocolate, chopped into small chunks
150g fresh cherries, halved

Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Grease a 20x20cm tin and line with baking parchment. Put the sugar in a large bowl.
Melt the butter in a large pan over a low heat. To brown it, let the butter cook very gently, swirling the pan frequently. The butter will foam and, after the foam subsides, start to turn golden brown and smell nutty. As soon as this happens, quickly remove the pan from the heat and add to the bowl with the sugar.
Mix the butter and sugar together, then add the eggs and vanilla. Stir until combined. Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt, then gently fold together. Stir in the chocolate chunks and most of the cherries (reserving a few).
Transfer the batter to the lined tin, spreading evenly to the edges and corners, then push the remaining cherries into the top of the batter. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until golden and set on top, with only a faint wobble in the middle. (A cooking time of 25 minutes will give you gooey blondies, while 35 minutes will make then cakier.) Let cool completely before eating.

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