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Jun. 16th, 2011
I had planned to make a batch of my usual oatmeal-pecan cookies this evening, but as I poked around my bookmarks for the recipe I stumbled over this brownie recipe. I had plenty of the KA white whole wheat flour. No chocolate chips, but three Cadbury Royal Dark bars that I wasn't too crazy about. I even had instant espresso powder, which may not have been quite what was asked for, but probably worked fine. The kitchen smells lovely, and the dough tasted like the richest dark chocolate pudding or mousse. Heaven only knows what it would have tasted like with really good cocoa and chocolate.
I used a glass baking pan, and that may have been a mistake. I think I recall reading in multiple recipes that if a glass pan is used, the baking temp should be lowered, frex to 325F if 350F is called for. Didn't do that, and it looks as though the edges may have overbaked. Not that I mind crispy/crunchy, as long as it doesn't segue into burnt. They advise letting these brownies sit for 24 hours to give the whole wheat bran time to dissolve/assimilate/whatever. I will do that because I already had dessert this evening and I honestly don't care for fresh from the oven flavors. It may work with bread, but anything more complicated needs time to evolve, imho. So the brownies, they shall sit. I'll survive on the aroma until tomorrow.
Funny thing. I clicked on the recipe link that took me to the KA bittersweet chocolate chip page, and whose 5-star imprimatur should I find but![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
matociquala's. I will have to give that chocolate a try.
I even did laundry this evening. Go me.
I used a glass baking pan, and that may have been a mistake. I think I recall reading in multiple recipes that if a glass pan is used, the baking temp should be lowered, frex to 325F if 350F is called for. Didn't do that, and it looks as though the edges may have overbaked. Not that I mind crispy/crunchy, as long as it doesn't segue into burnt. They advise letting these brownies sit for 24 hours to give the whole wheat bran time to dissolve/assimilate/whatever. I will do that because I already had dessert this evening and I honestly don't care for fresh from the oven flavors. It may work with bread, but anything more complicated needs time to evolve, imho. So the brownies, they shall sit. I'll survive on the aroma until tomorrow.
Funny thing. I clicked on the recipe link that took me to the KA bittersweet chocolate chip page, and whose 5-star imprimatur should I find but
matociquala's. I will have to give that chocolate a try.I even did laundry this evening. Go me.
I had planned to make a batch of my usual oatmeal-pecan cookies this evening, but as I poked around my bookmarks for the recipe I stumbled over this brownie recipe. I had plenty of the KA white whole wheat flour. No chocolate chips, but three Cadbury Royal Dark bars that I wasn't too crazy about. I even had instant espresso powder, which may not have been quite what was asked for, but probably worked fine. The kitchen smells lovely, and the dough tasted like the richest dark chocolate pudding or mousse. Heaven only knows what it would have tasted like with really good cocoa and chocolate.
I used a glass baking pan, and that may have been a mistake. I think I recall reading in multiple recipes that if a glass pan is used, the baking temp should be lowered, frex to 325F if 350F is called for. Didn't do that, and it looks as though the edges may have overbaked. Not that I mind crispy/crunchy, as long as it doesn't segue into burnt. They advise letting these brownies sit for 24 hours to give the whole wheat bran time to dissolve/assimilate/whatever. I will do that because I already had dessert this evening and I honestly don't care for fresh from the oven flavors. It may work with bread, but anything more complicated needs time to evolve, imho. So the brownies, they shall sit. I'll survive on the aroma until tomorrow.
Funny thing. I clicked on the recipe link that took me to the KA bittersweet chocolate chip page, and whose 5-star imprimatur should I find butmatociquala's. I will have to give that chocolate a try.
I even did laundry this evening. Go me.
I used a glass baking pan, and that may have been a mistake. I think I recall reading in multiple recipes that if a glass pan is used, the baking temp should be lowered, frex to 325F if 350F is called for. Didn't do that, and it looks as though the edges may have overbaked. Not that I mind crispy/crunchy, as long as it doesn't segue into burnt. They advise letting these brownies sit for 24 hours to give the whole wheat bran time to dissolve/assimilate/whatever. I will do that because I already had dessert this evening and I honestly don't care for fresh from the oven flavors. It may work with bread, but anything more complicated needs time to evolve, imho. So the brownies, they shall sit. I'll survive on the aroma until tomorrow.
Funny thing. I clicked on the recipe link that took me to the KA bittersweet chocolate chip page, and whose 5-star imprimatur should I find but
matociquala's. I will have to give that chocolate a try.I even did laundry this evening. Go me.
