Tuesdays with Dorie BWJ: Best-Ever Brownies
November 20, 2012 at 12:01 am | Posted in BWJ, cookies & bars, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 15 CommentsTags: baking, brownies
It wasn’t until yesterday when I actually got cracking on Rick Katz’s Best-Ever Brownies, that I realized I’ve made this recipe before. Back in Season 1 of TWD. Only then they were called Rick Katz’s Brownies for Juila. Different book, same recipe, same strange egg whipping technique. I am cheaply recycling the photo, because I missed my light window both yesterday and today (curses to work!).
Well, there is one difference between the two recipes. This version in Baking with Julia calls for 1/4 cup of extra flour. I prefer it with that extra little bit of flour…I think it gives the brownies a bit more structure. The batch I made yesterday looks the same as the one in the photo, but they are a little taller. This time I made half a recipe and baked it in a 9″ x 5″ metal loaf pan lined with parchment for 30 minutes exactly. Then I pulled them out of the oven to come to room temperature before I put them in the fridge to chill through. I did the same thing the last time around, because I remembered this made the chocolate goo solidify into chew. They were good brownies back then, and they are still good now.
For the recipe, see Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan or read Monica’s A Beautiful Mess. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD blogroll!
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I thought I had made them before! Delicious recipe, we enjoyed them.
Comment by Cindy Harris— November 20, 2012 #
These look wonderful!
Comment by Blog is the New Black— November 20, 2012 #
I wish I had that tip about the fridge before I baked these!! I threw out most of the pan and then put the rest in the fridge and sure enough it helped to get them to a more solid state. Oh well. They did have good flavour. That egg whipping technique was strange. I had to keep rereading the instructions before I finally understood it!
Comment by SandraM— November 20, 2012 #
hmmm… maybe I should have stuck them in the fridge as well. Mine ended up a bit runny in sections.
I try to bake during the “light windows” as well. 🙂
Comment by smarkies— November 20, 2012 #
Nice brownies- I think I baked mine 5 minutes too long- very cake-like. Not bad, but not great.
Comment by Miette— November 20, 2012 #
How funny that you made them before. I hate missing my light window too. Mine were goo too but solidified.
Comment by Karen— November 20, 2012 #
I KNEW I’d made these before… 🙂
I get irked leaving work this time of year. It’s always too dark outside to get any good photos.
Comment by Jessica of My Baking Heart— November 20, 2012 #
Now those look like how I like them! Yummm!
Comment by Cathleen— November 20, 2012 #
I am glad you recycled your picture … I like it! Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving, Catherine
Comment by My Daily Bread Body and Soul ... Pray Cook Blog— November 20, 2012 #
I really like the milk chocolate top and the dark moist filling. Your brownies look perfect!
Comment by kitchen therapy— November 21, 2012 #
Smart how you remembered baking them before! 🙂
Comment by Dawn— November 21, 2012 #
The brownie photo looks so good…look forward to baking these soon.
Carmen
Comment by Baking is my Zen— November 25, 2012 #
Looks great!
Comment by Baking is my Zen— November 25, 2012 #
Those brownies look like perfection!!
Comment by Sues— November 27, 2012 #
I’ve also tried Julia’s brownies and my kids loved them!!
Comment by Christian Rene Friborg— November 28, 2012 #