Strawberry Blondies - White Chocolate Brownies

Steps

1. 1To begin making Strawberry Blondies, preheat your oven to 180 C/ 350 F.
2. 2Line an 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper or foil, keeping two opposite sides of the parchment long to help to pulling out the blondies after baking. If you do not have parchment paper, you can also grease the pan with oil and dust some flour on it.
3. 3In a Mixer, blend the strawberries with sugar to get about 1/4 cup of thick strawberry puree. The consistency of the mixture should be as thick as ketchup. Chill this mixture in the fridge.
4. 4On a board or a flat surface, chop up the white chocolate into very small pieces and keep aside.
5. 5Cut the butter into cubes and add it to the chopped white chocolate.
6. 6Boil some water in a deep pan. The pan should be narrow enough to place a bowl over it. Once the water is boiling, place a bowl on top of it and add the chopped white chocolate into it. This method is called the double boiler method. Melt the white chocolate until the texture is smooth. Stir frequently while the white chocolate is melting.
7. 7White Chocolate can be also be melted in a microwave. Use a microwave safe bowl. Place the chopped up white chocolate in the bowl and place it in the microwave and melt on a low-medium heat for 1 minute. Use mittens or a cloth to take the bowl out of the microwave. Stir it and place it back in for another 20 seconds. Repeat this process until the texture is smooth.
8. 8To this melted white chocolate mixture, stir in the castor sugar with a whisk.
9. 9Add the eggs, one by one, stirring it well after each addition. Once the eggs are mixed in add in the vanilla,the flour and salt, stir in until the mixture is uniformly combined.
10. 10Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
11. 11Add large dollops of the strawberry puree on top of the blondie mixture, leave some space between drops.
12. 12Run a knife through the batter in a zigzag manner, connecting the dots to swirl the strawberry puree in.
13. 13Bake Strawberry Blondies for 25- 28 minutes. You will know the Strawberry Blondie in baked when a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out with a few moist crumbs.
14. 14The edges will be light golden brown. Let Strawberry Blondie cool to room temperature. Cut into squares once cooled and serve.
15. 15Serve Strawberry Blondies - White Chocolate Brownies with a cup of Cinnamon Spiced Black Tea or a scoop of Coffee Ice Cream.