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As a birthday present, my mother gave me Alice Medrich’s new book, Chewy, Gooey, Crispy, Crunchy, Melt-in-Your Mouth Cookies. It has some interesting recipes, but the one I had to try first was “New Bittersweet Brownies”. Alice’s description of “brownies with a texture between very moist cake and rich chocolate mousse” …
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Hello from our new home! I actually made these back at the apartment and have yet to break in the new oven, but I wanted to get the recipe up ASAP since it was requested in the previous comment section. These are fudgy all the way, with a flakey, shiny top. They taste great on [...]
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We’ve become a little obsessed with olive oil, so I was happy to stumble across this recipe for brownies made with extra virgin. Would a robust, fruity, olive oil really go well with chocolate? The recipe was simple, so I decided to find out. I made the brownies late yesterday and let them chill overnight. [...]
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Results are in! The fudge recipe from December’s Fine Cooking is a winner! I had a few issues which arose from trying to halve the recipe, but once I got the adjusted half-batch boiling times and temps right, I had the perfect fudge. The texture was creamy, but had the flakiness you’d expect from …
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The Julie/Julia movie is coming out in August. Have you seen the trailer? I made myself watch it this morning, and wow — does it look good. In fact, I’m so excited about the movie I decided to make some brownies as a tribute. This recipe is adapted from Baking with Julia and what’s interesting [...]
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Last night I needed an impressive yet easy brownie recipe to take to a block party. This recipe, which had 5-fork reviews on Epicurious, was a winner. I made it all in one sauce pan, quick cooled the brownies in a roasting pan with ice water, chilled, then cut. Chilling was important, …
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This is a twist on an old Julia Child brownie recipe, and I like to think she would approve. The bourbon flavor in this particular batch was rather subtle, but it may be due to the fact I used Jefferson’s Reserve which, if you are in the market for some good bourbon, is …
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