Brownies!

[ksmith]

It was time to bake something sweet, so I settled on brownies. My usual recipe is one from Recchiuti made with melted unsweetened chocolate. But I uncovered some Callebaut cocoa that had been in the back of a cupboard for way too long, and decided to find something to use it in. Hence, Mexican Brownies, courtesy of Aaron Sanchez from the Food Network. They’re spiced with cinnamon and cayenne pepper. I also added a teaspoon of espresso powder to boost the chocolate flavor, used white whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose, and added a half-cup of bittersweet chocolate chunks because I could.

Mexican brownies

I was reluctant to bake with cocoa because I assumed the flavor would be weak. But these brownies are really good. Different flavor because of the spices, with the cayenne pepper adding just a touch of bite. I added the 1/4 tsp that the recipe stated, but if you like really spicy chocolate, you could add 1/2 tsp. Or as much as you wanted, because you have thumbs.

Mirrored from Kristine Smith.

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

OM NOM NOM

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

They're really good. And the nice thing is, you mix them up in the saucepan/bowl** that you use to melt the butter. None of this "mix the dry ingredients separately and add to the wet." One pot. One pan. Nice.


**the recipe says to melt the butter on the stove in a non-stick saucepan, but I am betting a big bowl in the microwave would work just as well.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

My, those do sound yummy. Love the suggestion of powdered chili pequin and using Mexican cinnamon--though I am not, NOT, going to powder my own chili pequins.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

The aroma while they bake is...really nice.

I didn't have Mexican cinnamon, and had to make do with cayenne. But they still taste good.

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

Oh, I must try these.

We're eating Mexican chocolate cream pie this weekend. Cinnamon in the crust (Saigon works just fine) and cayenne in the filling. Creamy and cold and spicy and sweet.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Is Mexican cinnamon stronger? "Bitier?"

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

That chocolate cream pie sounds divine.