I'm really in the Valentine's spirit this year. I've just been itching to get into the kitchen and cook up some delicious lovey-dovey treats. Perhaps it's the adorable Valentine's mini cupcake liners I found at Michael's. Perhaps it's the plates I found at Crate and Barrel.
Either way, with Valentine's Day just around the corner (yay!), I've been baking up a storm in my teeny tiny apartment kitchen. My teeny tiny apartment kitchen with no dishwasher, by the way. It went out three weeks ago and my maintenance men have been taking their sweet time fixing it. Yeah...I've been washing every. single. dish. by. hand. and it's about to get ugly.
Luckily, these little cuties didn't require too many dishes or utensils to make. They're a tasty, yummy, and easy to transport little treat that's just perfect for taking to your office or sending to school with your little ones. Just remember to save one or two for you and your sweetheart!
Cherry Brownie Bites
from www.williams-sonoma.com
printer-friendly recipe
Ingredients:
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 TBSP unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1⁄4 c. all-purpose flour
1⁄4 tsp. baking powder
1⁄8 tsp. salt
1 egg
1⁄3 c. sugar
1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
1⁄3 c. dried cherries, chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 325ºF. Line a mini muffin pan with twelve to 15 liners or spray with baking spray.
2. In a small heatproof bowl or double boiler, combine the chocolate and butter. Set the bowl over but not touching simmering water in a small saucepan and melt the chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally, until smooth and blended. Let cool slightly.
3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
4. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar and vanilla until light in color and doubled in volume. Whisk in the chocolate mixture and then the flour mixture just until combined. Stir in the dried cherries.
5. Divide the batter evenly among the wells of the prepared pan. (I used a small cookie scoop.)6. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 18-20 minutes.
7. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and set on the rack.
one year ago: roasted apple brown betty
Either way, with Valentine's Day just around the corner (yay!), I've been baking up a storm in my teeny tiny apartment kitchen. My teeny tiny apartment kitchen with no dishwasher, by the way. It went out three weeks ago and my maintenance men have been taking their sweet time fixing it. Yeah...I've been washing every. single. dish. by. hand. and it's about to get ugly.
Luckily, these little cuties didn't require too many dishes or utensils to make. They're a tasty, yummy, and easy to transport little treat that's just perfect for taking to your office or sending to school with your little ones. Just remember to save one or two for you and your sweetheart!
Cherry Brownie Bites
from www.williams-sonoma.com
printer-friendly recipe
Ingredients:
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 TBSP unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1⁄4 c. all-purpose flour
1⁄4 tsp. baking powder
1⁄8 tsp. salt
1 egg
1⁄3 c. sugar
1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
1⁄3 c. dried cherries, chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 325ºF. Line a mini muffin pan with twelve to 15 liners or spray with baking spray.
2. In a small heatproof bowl or double boiler, combine the chocolate and butter. Set the bowl over but not touching simmering water in a small saucepan and melt the chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally, until smooth and blended. Let cool slightly.
3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
4. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar and vanilla until light in color and doubled in volume. Whisk in the chocolate mixture and then the flour mixture just until combined. Stir in the dried cherries.
5. Divide the batter evenly among the wells of the prepared pan. (I used a small cookie scoop.)6. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 18-20 minutes.
7. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and set on the rack.
one year ago: roasted apple brown betty