Sunday, March 27, 2011
This week we decided to tackle homemade brownies. We had made them once before but we weren't thrilled with the way they came out. We found a recipe called "Everyday Brownies" which sounded perfect for what we were looking for. Brownies are a go to dessert that everyone loves - so we wanted to find a homemade recipe so we can ditch the box mixes!
This recipe was very different then any brownie or cake recipe we have used before. You start by melting unsalted butter over the stove (on low heat) and then stirring in light brown sugar. In a separate bowl, we mixed the dry ingredients (cocoa powder, flour, baking soda and a pinch of salt) and in yet another bowl we whisked the eggs with vanilla.
The dry ingredients get mixed with the butter and brown sugar still over low heat (and at first it seems like it will never get incorporated). The heat actually helps the mixture come together which ends up being extremely thick and chocolaty. The heat is then turned off and the eggs and vanilla are added to the batter. Lastly, 6 ounces of milk chocolate (which is slightly surprising since milk chocolate is rarely used when baking) are stirred in to make the mixture extra chocolaty!
We poured the batter into a 9x13 baking dish and let it bake for about 25-27 minutes. The instructions actually encouraged taking the brownies out when a little bit of the batter still sticks to the toothpick!
After the brownies were completely cooled, we dusted them with confectioners sugar to finish them off and cut them into squares. How did they taste you ask? AMAZING!! They were like a delicious box mix but better and homemade!! Mission accomplished!
Stay tuned for next week :)
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