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November 03, 2006

Week 4: Trippple Brownies

Alright!!!! Trippple Brownies! With 3 'p's no less. These oughtta be good and chocolatey! Except one of the chocolates is white chocolate, which really doesn't count.

Coming next Friday: Caramelastic Fantastic Brownies

Analysis

Well, I asked for chocolate and I got it! A whole bag of melted chocolate chips plus white and milk chocolate chips in the batter. I was in heaven!

Once again, these brownies earned points on the PITA scale. It required that you melt the chocolate, sugar and WATER (weird) together in a pan on the stove. So there is one pot/bowl already.

Then you had to mix up eggs and butter in another bowl, let the chocolate cool (more waiting time) and mix it all together. Add the flour and then nuts (dirty chopper) and the chocolate chips. At least the majority of it was in one bowl.

What they neglected to mention is that you should probably put the chocolate base in the refridgerator BEFORE adding the chips. I had it cooled to what I thought was room temperature when I added the chips, but when I was pouring the batter in the pan, I noticed that the chips had disappeared. Poof! All melted and too late to make a correction for it.

  • Prep time: 30 minutes (includes cooling of the chocolate. Should have waited another 10 minutes)
  • Cooking time: 35 minutes (needed an extra 5 in my oven)
  • Total time: 65 minutes

Modifications

This recipie was near perfect in the yumminess. I wouldn't change anything, except to add a cooling time.

Improvements

None needed. These brownies were truly one of the best.

My Rating - scale of 1-10

  • PITA Rating: 5 (anything that requires 2 bowls has one)
  • Difficulty Rating: 4 (pretty straight forward)
  • Recipe Complexity (over a basic no-frills brownie): 4
  • Texture: 8 (much closer to brownie gooey)
  • Flavor: 9 (I finally got some chocolate!!!!)
  • Overall Rating: 9 (I would definitely eat/make these again. I think I ate 3.)

Posted by jamm at November 3, 2006 09:37 AM

Comments

EASILY the best of the four presented so far. It's got it all--the wrinkly crust, the deep brown coloring, the fudgy texture. My score: a 9 (not quite sure what would make it a 10, but in my book, a 10 is an ultra-rare occurrence, reserved for only the very best)

Posted by: jsterben at November 3, 2006 09:56 AM

Excellent brownies! A very high rating indeed.

Posted by: cseeman at November 3, 2006 11:06 AM

I agree with John- the best so far- and for many of the same reasons. Wrinkly crust, fudgy texture... mmm, mmm, good! I'd give them a 9 for certain. I think we should note the time the pan is completely emptied every week and factor that in as an indicator of their delightfulness!

Posted by: bpietra at November 3, 2006 01:08 PM

Just earlier (when I was both relieved and disappointed there weren't any brownies left--relieved because I really didn't need another and thus couldn't take it, disappointed because I probably would have anyway!) I was thinking the same thing--a very rough (not always apples-to-apples) guide to success would be the moment the tray is emptied.

Because we're an office filled with people who don't like to take the last anything and always take half of a half of a half etc., perhaps "emptied" should be modified to "last normal serving-sized portion".

Posted by: jsterben at November 3, 2006 02:19 PM

For the record, the tray was left with one normal size brownie in it at 11:27am. A new record!

Posted by: jamm at November 3, 2006 02:22 PM

The brownies keep getting better and better with each week that passes. Simply amazing brownies. I must have the recipe.

Posted by: tonlin at November 4, 2006 02:47 PM

Best so far!! My fave. The "real thing!" Maybe even "too chocolatey" if that's possible! sally

Posted by: sweston at November 13, 2006 10:34 AM

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