Receta Small Batch Guinness Brownies
Small Batch Guinness Brownies
March 16, 2014 By Anna 4 Comments
We took a little vacation over Spring Break, so I’m just now getting around to posting something for St. Patrick’s Day — Brownies made with Guinness Stout. Along with a slight flavor of beer, the brownies have a really interesting dense, chocolaty, non-greasy texture. You can really taste the chocolate, and the beer just enhances the bitterness of the bittersweet.
In the past I’ve made them in a 9×13 inch pan, but this weekend I decided to scale the recipe down to a smaller size 8 inch square pan. I also used a slightly darker (extra bittersweet) chocolate as well as dark chocolate chips. Having made these before, I’d say this was the best batch yet. My only recommendation is to make them a day ahead. The texture is a little firmer and the flavor of the beer comes through a bit more on day 2.
Small Batch Guinness Brownies Dense fudge brownies made with Guinness Stout beer Author: Cookie Madness Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: American Serves: 12 Ingredients
1/2 cup (2.3 oz) all-purpose flour 6 tablespoons unsweetened Hershey’s Dark cocoa powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons unsalted room temperature butter, cut up 4 ounces extra bittersweet chocolate (70%), chopped 1/3 cup white chocolate chips plus extra for garnish 2 large eggs 1/2 cup (3.5 oz) superfine sugar (or grind granulated in food processor) 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (5 ounces) Guinness Extra Stout beer at room temperature (no fizz) 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips plus extra for garnish 1/4 cup chopped pecans Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line an 8 inch square metal baking pan with nonstick foil or parchment paper. Mix together flour, cocoa powder, and salt until evenly combined and set aside. Melt butter, chocolate and white chips in the microwave using 50% power and stirring every 30 seconds. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add melted chocolate mixture and stir until combined. Stir flour mixture into melted chocolate mixture, then add the beer and vanilla and stir until smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips and a small handful of white chips if desired. Pour into prepared baking pan and scatter remaining chocolate chips as well as chopped pecans over the top. Bake 25 minutes in lower third of the oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean (if the pick hits chocolate chips, it will have melted chocolate on it). Pull the brownies from the oven and scatter a few more dark and white chocolate chips over the top for garnish. Let cool completely before serving. I like to cool, chill, then bring back to room temperature before serving. 3.2.2265