Where did I find this tasty treat?
I am a big fan of brownies…I mean really who isn’t? But as I have already confessed, my baking has pretty much focused on box mix baked good. I knew that I was going to have to find a brownie recipe (or several really) that I was going to make. This latest recipe came from Sweet Anna’s blog. Brownies + dark chocolate = hell yeah I’m all over that.
I got 99 problems and Baking is one.
These seemed like they were going to be easy enough to make, but of course I found a way to mess something up. First and foremost, I made a freakin’ MESS of my kitchen. Seriously, it was a goddamned disaster when I finished making these. Chocolate, flour, sugar…everywhere. I am not even sure how the hell I managed to make the mess I did. It was bad.You know those paper towel commercials where they are showing how good the paper towels are by cleaning up a HUGE mess? You know, the ones where you ask yourself, “how would anyone’s house be that dirty?” Well folks, let me tell you it’s possible.
So there I am going along mixing, stirring, etc everything seems like it’s going OK (besides the mess) and I pour the batter in my greased pan…then I notice the vanilla sitting on the counter. Hmm…I know I took all the ingredients out and put them on the counter…but I don’t think I used the vanilla. Why is it sitting on the counter? Oh shit, did I miss a step? I run back over to the computer, look at the recipe again. Yep, missed a step. Actually I missed the part where I was supposed to add the salt and vanilla. OOPS. So, OK what do I do now. The batter is already in the greased pan…I was a bit frozen. Do I add it now and try and mix it in as best I can, or leave it out? I decided to add them in. I think it was the right choice, they really were tasty when they were finished.
Lessons Learned:
- Read the whole recipe, and then read it again.
- It’s a good idea for me to lay everything out first.
- Mixing things in at the end, even when it’s in a greased pan is not a total deal breaker.
- Wait until the brownies have had time to cool down before you start cutting. (I am an impatient person, I dug right in when they were still warm, and while really yummy, the brownie totally fell apart.)
