June 06, 2008
Brownie Redux: Double Double Do Over
This is a repeat of the recipe from Week 3. Due to the Double Double Error, we felt it was necessary to repeat this one with all of the proper parts in the interest of keeping the experiment honest. Plus it gives me a chance to take pictures.
While this recipe is fairly simple, washing the mixer bowl 2 times to get it made was not. This brownie consists of two layers with an icing and chocolate drizzle on top, hence the 'double double' moniker. The bottom layer is brownie and the top layer is called a butterscotch layer.
Both layers went together easily, due to the minimalist nature of the ingredient list and it was sized for a 9x13 pan, so no math was involved. Layer one consisted of eggs, sugar, cocoa, flour, melted butter and walnuts. This all got mixed up and put in the bottom of the pan. Then I had to wash the mixing bowl.
Layer two seemed like a chocolate chip cookie dough base with butter, brown sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla and walnuts. This was all mixed together and dropped on top of the chocolate layer to be spread over it. Unfortunately, the consistency of the top layer was a bit thicker than the bottom, so the 'spreading' was a bit difficult and had to be done meticulously. I hate meticulous.
The brownies were put in the oven to cook and the mixing bowl was washed again. I put the butter in it to make the frosting and went back to the directions. This is when I saw the whole bit about boiling on the stove. Ugh! Not only did I have to clean the mixing bowl again for this error, but I had to get another container dirty and couldn't complete this part until the brownies were cool, which meant it was getting done in the morning. So I packed everything up and retired to the living room with my wine to wait for the brownies to finish.
The brownies took about 10 minutes extra to cook and were placed on top of the toaster to cool overnight, well out of Harm's (Woodrow the Lab) way.
The frosting went together easy enough. Butter, brown sugar and milk were boiled for 2 minutes then cooled. Powdered sugar was added to make a tan-ish color icing with the consistency of playdough. This was spread on top of the brownies. Semi-sweet chocolate and butter were melted and drizzled on top for the finishing touch. The requisite 3 pieces were removed from the pan for my captors and the rest was placed on the back of the bike for the ride in.
I think these will be good. The texture was nice when I was cutting them and one got scarfed down during the time it took me to load the brownies onto the back of the bike.
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