Many of you know we just went through a horrible life situation and while my son was in the hospital, I took a walk and found myself in the hospital gift shop. Do hospital gift shops have the CUTEST stuff or is it just me? I find myself actually excited to visit someone so I can go to the gift shop. Sad. But true. Anyway, I needed some chocolate and FINALLY was able to pick up a bag of Sheila G's Brownie Brittle. As it turned out I got 2 pieces while my son finished off the bag. Undeniably, they are awesome, really. And while I am not a "crunchy edges" kind of girl, they were just the bomb. (I am the chewy stuff inside girl) So I set out to make my own version. I didn't want to use a box brownie mix, (pats self on the back). I found a recipe for it at www.babble.com. I tried this recipe, and it burned. So the second time I tried it, I decided to experiment. Lord help us all, because it worked. I decided instead of double baking them, I was going to bake them one time. Their recipe calls for putting them in the oven a second time and I just didn't feel like I wanted to do that. So I didn't. Just thank me now if you want. If you are the chewy stuff in the middle kind of person, just THANK ME NOW!
So while these ingredients are the same as the recipe, the method is very different and outcome is even better, I think, that you can imagine. Let me share with you my happy experiment, wait, or was it an accident?
You will need:
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg white
1/3 cup flour
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt
mini chocolate chips
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a standard size cookie sheet, by spraying with nonstick cooking spray, laying a piece of parchment over it and then spraying again with nonstick cooking spray. OR, use a silicone mat. (SILPAT people feel free to send me a nice one)
I melted my butter right in my mixing bowl in the micro, then add sugar and vanilla, mix until combined. Add in your egg white, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and pinch of salt, whisk until smooth and whisk lickable.
Now pour on to your prepared pan. Spread it out a LITTLE bit, maybe 8x11 maybe 10x12, no bigger, remember it will spread in the hot oven.
Bake for 14 minutes, remove from the oven, sprinkle with mini chocolate chips, any amount you deem acceptable and let cool completely. You can cut with a knife or use kitchen shears like I did. They will be chewy, and perfect. I have no more to say, just make them, please.
ENJOY!
Have I told you how excited I am to try this? We are kindred spirits, my friend, as I, too, am a pushover for the hospital gift shops!! Now where we differ -- I am completely and "edges girl" and so the next time you bake brownies I say you invite me over, you can have the middles, I will start the corners and work my way around! ;) Deal?
ReplyDeleteIt's a deal! BUT, these just might turn you into the chewy middle kind of girl my friend! Thanks for stopping over! <3
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