September 28, 2023
This blog was drafted last week. Mind that I never touched our kitchen yet. Maybe after the funeral.
For today, I'll share with you this recipe I made when one afternoon, I craved brownies. That was after reading @jelenaa's food blog about the first brownie she made.
It was siesta time, so I opted to cook something that I'd pair with my tea. I went to the store selling chocolates and bought a piece of Toblerone that I'd use for the brownie. I wanted to try it since I never made one.
Moreover, I have ingredients at home that are expiring soon. So why not use them, rather than waste them later? The cinnamon and butter were some of those that'll expire this year, so I thought of using them in this recipe. Other ingredients include eggs, flour, and sugar. I have no vanilla but this recipe is supposed to have. So if you want to try this recipe, use vanilla.
You might wonder about the title, Brownies Became Cookies. As far as you guys are aware, I am a trying-hard chef who has many failed cooking attempts, lol. This was one of those based on the title. But if you are curious about what happened, then continue reading this.
Following Jelena's post, I gathered the ingredients and started the preparation. I melted the butter in a small pot, beat two eggs, and mixed both.
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Afterward, I added sugar and squeezed some lime. It wasn't part of the ingredients, but I added it because I love the scent of lime when mixed with butter.
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I wasn't sure if Toblerone was fine for making brownies. I was expecting a harder one so that I could taste the chunks of chocolates in every bite. The Toblerone was softer, I should have bought a harder one. I melted some chunks of chocolates, then saved some for later use.
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After melting the chocolates, I added it to the egg and butter mixture, followed by the cinnamon. Beat the mixture until all ingredients are well combined.
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Then add some flour. Since I have no regular I just used the corn flour. I wasn't even sure if it was okay to use or not. Then lastly, I added the remaining chunks of chocolate. I wanted to taste the chunks after baking. But the chocolate eventually melted, lol.
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I just followed the instructions in Jelena's post. I baked the batter at 180° for 25 minutes. I thought everything would be as if I just followed all the steps. The scent of cinnamon and chocolate lingered in the air which made me excited to taste my first brownie. Unfortunately, upon checking the oven, it seemed like I didn't do it well again. It didn't look like a brownie, but rather a bread.
One thing I don't like when baking is our oven. It's too small that sometimes burns and hardens the food instead of baking it well. As expected, the result wasn't nice. Some parts were burnt, and the outer side was hard.
However, given the ingredients, I knew it wouldn't taste bad at all. And I was right. It may be hard from the outside, but it was soft from the inside. And I loved the chocolate flavor. It didn't taste like a brownie, but a cookie that was soft inside.
Because of this failed cooking, a new recipe was discovered. The delicious flavor of chocolate and cinnamon tasted in every bite and I can't keep eating more. It was perfect for my matcha tea and I had a wonderful siesta.
I consumed half of the baked Toblerone delight, and saved the other half the next day. Surprisingly, the chilled one even tasted better.
(All photos are mine)
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