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- From: jeff@rtech.uucp (Jeff Lichtman)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Double-frosted brownies
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- Date: 20 Mar 87 05:28:52 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE BROWNIES-1 D "6 Feb 87" 1987
- .RZ "DOUBLE-FROSTED BROWNIES" "Very rich brownies with double frosting"
- This recipe is for people who like intense chocolate flavor. The result is a
- brownie with a fondant frosting, covered with unsweetened chocolate. They
- are vey rich, with an intersting combination of textures. This recipe is not
- for beginners.
- .IH "1 dozen"
- .SH BATTER
- .IG "2 oz" "unsweetened chocolate" "60 g"
- (2 squares)
- .IG "\(14 lb" "butter" "120 g"
- .IG "2" "eggs"
- (large)
- .IG "1 cup" "sugar" "200 g"
- .IG "1 tsp" "vanilla extract" "5 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "flour" "50 g"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "salt" "1 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "chopped nuts" "60 g"
- (walnuts are traditional)
- .SH FIRST FROSTING
- .IG "1\(12 cups" "sugar" "300 g"
- .IG "1/3 cup" "butter" "80 g"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "half-and-half" "12 cl"
- (also called light cream)
- .IG "1 tsp" "vanilla extract" "5 ml"
- .SH SECOND FROSTING
- .IG "3 oz" "unsweetened chocolate" "90 g"
- (3 squares)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Pre-heat oven to
- .TE 350 175 .
- .SK 2
- Melt
- .AB "2 oz" "60 g"
- of chocolate and the butter in a heavy saucepan, then let it cool.
- Be careful not to let the chocolate burn.
- .SK 3
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl until they are blended.
- Add
- .AB "1 cup" "200 g"
- of sugar and mix well.
- .SK 4
- Stir in chocolate-and-butter mixture. Mix until the chocolate is fully
- incorporated, with no streakyness. Add the vanilla, flour, salt, and nuts.
- Stir just until the flour is incorporated; overstirring will make a tough
- brownie.
- .SK 5
- Spread the mixture in a greased
- .AB "11\(mu7 inch" "30\(17 cm"
- pan that is
- .AB "1\(12 inch" "4 cm"
- deep. Bake in pre-heated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
- .SK 6
- Cool in the pan on a rack. While it is cooling, follow these instructions to
- make the first frosting:
- .SK 7
- Mix
- .AB "1\(12 cups" "300 g"
- sugar,
- .AB "1/3 cup" "80 g"
- butter, and
- .AB "\(12 cup" "12 cl"
- of half-and-half in a heavy, medium-size saucepan.
- .SK 8
- Bring to a boil, then cook over moderate heat
- .I "without stirring"
- until a small amount of the mixture forms a soft ball when dropped in ice
- water, or it reaches
- .TE 236 113
- on a candy thermometer.
- .SK 9
- Remove from heat immediately and cool in a pan of ice-water
- until the candy is lukewarm. DANGER: melted sugar cools very slowly.
- You can burn yourself badly by testing it with your finger.
- .SK 10
- Add
- .AB "1 tsp" "5 ml"
- vanilla extract to the candy.
- Beat it until it is creamy and of a spreading consistency.
- This is most easily done with an electric mixer,
- although you can use a heavy wire whip.
- .SK 11
- Spread the frosting over the brownies.
- .SK 12
- Melt the remaining
- .AB "3 oz" "90 g"
- chocolate, and spread over the frosting just put on the brownies. Cover as
- evenly as possible.
- .SK 13
- Cool for several hours in a refrigerator,
- then bring to room temperature and cut into pieces to serve.
- .NX
- Be very careful when melting chocolate. It burns easily.
- A double boiler is probably the best way thing to use.
- .PP
- It is critical to cook the first frosting to just the right point. If cooked
- too little, it will be too thin to beat to a creamy consistency. If cooked
- too much, it will be too brittle. So keep a close eye on it; sugar tends to
- cook slowly to the soft-ball stage, then it cooks quickly.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- difficult.
- .I Time:
- a few hours preparation, several hours chilling and then warming
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients carefully.
- .WR
- Jeff Lichtman
- Relational Technology, Inc., Alameda, California, USA
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