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How do I unsubscribe? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Bailey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 7:32 PM Subject: [CnD] Brownie Buttons > Brownie Buttons > > > > > > These easy-to-make, bite-sized brownies are downright delicate -- smooth > and moist with a deep chocolate flavor. The recipe is from "Baking, From > My Home > > to Yours." The author, Dorie Greenspan, suggests serving them "as is" as > an afternoon snack or dressing them up with a dip in white chocolate. For > a more > > stunning presentation and amazing flavor combination, I frosted them with > chocolate ganache and sprinkled them with a few grains of fleur de sel. > > > > Makes 16 brownies. > > > > Brownies: > > > > . 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour > > > > . Pinch of salt > > . 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces > > . 2-1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped > > . 1/3 cup brown sugar > > . 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract > > . 1 large egg > > Chocolate ganache glaze: > > . 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped > > > > . 1/4 cup heavy cream > > > > . 1 tablespoon sugar > > > > . 1 tablespoon water > > > > > > To prepare oven, pan: Place rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 350 > degrees. Lightly butter 2 miniature muffin pans, each with a dozen cups. > (Or use > > little paper or foil cups.) Place on baking sheet. > > To prepare batter: Whisk together flour and salt. Set aside. In > medium-sized, heavy-bottomed saucepan over very low heat, melt butter, > chocolate and brown > > sugar, stirring frequently with heatproof spatula. (Note: Keep eye on pan > so mixture doesn't overheat or burn.) When mixture is smooth, remove from > heat. > > Cool for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla and egg until well blended. Add > flour mixture. Stir only until incorporated. (Note: Batter should be > smooth and > > glossy.) > > > > To bake: Spoon batter into 16 muffin cups, using about 1 teaspoon batter > to fill each cup three-quarters full. Put 1 teaspoon water in each empty > cup. Bake > > for 14 to 16 minutes or until tops of buttons spring back when touched. > Transfer pans to racks to cool for 3 minutes. Carefully remove buttons > from pan. > > Cool to room temperature on racks. > > To make chocolate ganache glaze: Put chopped chocolate in heatproof bowl. > Bring cream, sugar and water to a full boil. Pour liquid over chocolate. > Let > > sit for 30 seconds. Using whisk or rubber spatula, make small circular > motion to gently stir chocolate and cream until chocolate is melted and > glaze is > > well blended. Set aside until thickened enough to set when poured. > > To glaze buttons: One by one, frost tops of buttons with ganache. Sprinkle > with fleur del sel. > > Tips > > > > To make Greenspan's white-chocolate glaze, melt 2 ounces white chocolate, > finely chopped, over a double boiler. Stir constantly and don't leave the > chocolate > > for even one minute; white chocolate scorches easily. As soon as the > chocolate is smooth, remove from the heat. Dip as instructed in recipe. > Refrigerate > > the buttons for 15 minutes to set the glaze. > > The chocolate ganache glaze can be made a day ahead and warmed in 5-second > spurts in the microwave to bring it back to frosting consistency. > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.90/2540 - Release Date: 12/02/09 07:33:00 ____________________________________________________________ Criminal Lawyer Criminal Lawyers - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=Rs8A71J_9EWjSz2Xr5nzTwAAJ1D_GjSIejcJ0AA8hQkUh43xAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiFgAAAAA= _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
