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HandCraft Pinot Noir Chocolate Brownies Recipe #TGTaste

September 18, 2012 by Momstart 20 Comments

I love wine and now I’m ready to bake with it. I never thought to put it in brownie mix. I bet it gives the brownies a fuller flavor and everything is good with chocolate.

HandCraft Pinot Noir Chocolate Brownies Recipe

Ingredients:

2 Eggs
2/3 Cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
¾ Cup Sugar
¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
¼ Teaspoon Salt
½ Cup Butter, Melted
½ Cup Chopped Walnuts
¾ Cup Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Cocoa
2 Tablespoons HandCraft Pinot Noir

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine eggs with sugar and vanilla; add butter and HandCraft wine.
Stir Ghirardelli Chocolate with flour, baking powder and salt.
Combine with egg mixture; add nuts.Spread into greased 8×8-inch pan.
Bake 25-30 minutes. Yields 16-20 brownies.

HandCraft Pinot Noir Icing

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons HandCraft Pinot Noir

Meanwhile prepare icing.
Melt butter over medium heat.
Reduce heat to low and add chocolate, sugar and wine.
Continue heating over low heat stirring often, until mixture is smooth – don’t let it boil.
Spoon hot icing over fresh brownies and let stand for a minimum of an hour; 12 hours is best. Enjoy!

Tasty Treat Thursday Salted Caramel Chocolate Fudge Brownies

July 14, 2011 by Momstart 22 Comments

My 4YO son “helped” me make these brownies. They’re rich and chewy chocolate with a crunch of caramel like toffee on top. The sprinkle of salt adds a little extra treat to the flavors in your mouth. I recommend skipping your regular knifes for cutting and use a cake knife/spatula which seems to create less of a crumble mess on the sides of the brownie. Enjoy!

Salted-Caramel Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, melted
1 cup white sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup flour
½ cup ground flaxseed
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons heavy cream, divided
1 cup caramel bits
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350oF. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish.

2. Combine the melted butter, sugars, salt, and vanilla in your Kitchen Aid stand mixer bowl using your whisk attachment.

3. Drop in an egg and then flour allowing to thoroughly mix into the batter. Drop in second egg and wheat germ and mix into batter. Drop in third egg and flaxseed and mix. Drop in last egg and cocoa thoroughly mix into the batter.

4. Pour chocolate chips and 1 Tablespoon cream into microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, and stir until combined and liquefied. Add chocolate to batter and whip together.

5. Bake in preheated oven of 30 minutes.

6. Combine caramel bits and last Tablespoon of cream into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, and stir until combined and liquefied. Pour caramel on top of brownies can cut through top batter and caramel with a knife to swirl them together. Continue to cook for 15 more minutes.

7. Immediately add coarse salt. Cool for 10 minutes. Cut! Remove from dish to cooling rack. Continue to sit until completely cooled or serve warm. Do not stack or store until completely cooled.

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Cheryl and Co. Cookies, Brownies, and treats 50.00 Gift Card #giveaway

December 16, 2009 by Momstart 678 Comments

I had the pleasure of working with Cheryl&Co earlier in the year and I can testify that they have some of the best cookie assortments I have tasted. My husband likes them to so it’s hard for me to get enough bites in. They recently sent me a few goodies and I think all I have left is a brownie. You might ask why it’s still there to eat and it’s because my husband doesn’t have a chocolate tooth and I’ve been on a restricted diet since my surgery. So as soon as my stomach is up to it, I’m going to devour it.

Cheryl&Co has delicious cookies, wonderful brownies and delightful chocolates. Today, Cheryl&Co. is a multi-faceted business comprised of retail stores in Ohio, a high-traffic Internet business and a successful Business Gift Division, all headquartered in the Columbus suburb of Westerville, Ohio. A 2005 merger enabled Cheryl&Co. to become a part of the 1-800-Flowers Family of Brands., while maintaining the company’s mission to provide the finest fresh-baked gifts and desserts. The company’s four divisions (Retail, Catalog, Business Gift Services and Internet) can be found at CherylandCo.com.

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