Happy
Valentine’s Day, dear readers! For me, Valentine’s Day means three important
things:
1.
My brother’s birthday. (¡Feliz Cumpleaños,
hermano!)
2.
Traditional heart-shaped pizza with my sweetie.
(It may be an unconventional tradition, but it’s ours and it’s yummy!)
3.
An excuse to eat chocolate. (Like I needed an
excuse!)
This year,
the chocolate has been accompanied by a healthy dose of salt. My sweetie
surprised me by making these sweet treats:
But that’s
not all! In honor of Valentine’s Day, I present to you my favorite
salt-and-chocolate recipe:
Salted Fudge
Brownies
Ingredients
1 ½ sticks
unsalted butter
2 ounces
unsweetened chocolate, chopped
¼ cup
unsweetened cocoa
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons
pure vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon
Maldon sea salt, divided
Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a square 8”
or 9” square pan with foil. Grease.
2.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter and
unsweetened chocolate. Keep the heat low, and keep a close eye on it. Once it
is good and melted, turn off the heat.
3.
One at a time, whisk in the cocoa, sugar, eggs,
vanilla extract and flour. Pour batter into the pan.
4.
Sprinkle half the salt over the batter. Use a
butter knife to swirl in the salt. Sprinkle the rest of the salt over the
batter.
5.
Bake the brownies for 35 minutes. Let them cool
on the counter so an hour or so, then in fridge for another hour. Take the
brownies and foil out of the pan and cut the brownies into equal portions.
Enjoy!
For more
Valentine’s Day treats, check out Tuesday at the Table at A Quilter’s Table.
oh my favorites! These are the best! Thanks for the reminder, Rachel!! (& yay to hubs for baking up the salty-sweet treat!)
ReplyDeleteGracias hermana!
ReplyDeleteThose look yummy!! Wish I had one...I'll just have to make some. Thanks for the recipe!
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