I made brownies yesterday to contribute to yesterday’s dinner – tried a new recipe because I was out of baking chocolate (!!!):
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Best-Cocoa-Brownies-108346
changes: used 1 stick butter instead of 1& 1/4, 1 cup sugar instead of 1& 1/4, and sprinkled coconut and mini chocolate chips on top to make “chocolate coconut easter egg brownies” They were rich and very chocolate coconut easter egg!
Anyway! I set two aside for tonight’s dessert. That hint of good vanilla flavor with the full bodied Assam complimented the dense chocolate brownie so well. This vanilla tea went particularly well because it’s not the creamy kind which would compete with the dessert.
I had one of these brownies with coffee last night and it was just not the same. The coffee stomps on the dessert, but the tea dances with the dessert!
Preparation
Comments
Ooh..I’m due to bring birthday treats to work next week (the nerve…making ME cook on my own b-day) and your brownie recipe sounds actually within my realm of culinary klutziness.
@gmathis how lazy of them all, confuse them all make bacon chocolate chip cookies and serve with bacon tea!
gmathis – they are really easy and tasty. If you use a big enough bowl to melt the butter etc you can finish the recipe with only that bowl – hardly any dirty dishes. I bake on my own birthday too. ANY excuse to bake, because I enjoy it :) If you don’t enjoy it, store bought on a doily is still a treat!
Yum! I love pairing teas with food – and I’m definitely overdue for baking a brownie!
Ooh..I’m due to bring birthday treats to work next week (the nerve…making ME cook on my own b-day) and your brownie recipe sounds actually within my realm of culinary klutziness.
@gmathis how lazy of them all, confuse them all make bacon chocolate chip cookies and serve with bacon tea!
I’m tempted just to throw Oreos on a doily to make it look like I fussed.
gmathis – they are really easy and tasty. If you use a big enough bowl to melt the butter etc you can finish the recipe with only that bowl – hardly any dirty dishes. I bake on my own birthday too. ANY excuse to bake, because I enjoy it :) If you don’t enjoy it, store bought on a doily is still a treat!