Thursday, February 18, 2010

Semi Homemade Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

I was watching Barefoot Contessa today and she made said peanut butter swirl brownies. I watched her make them thinking, though I’m pretty sure we have all the ingredients, it’s too much. Too much butter, too much chocolate, instant coffee? BAH! So I went into chef mode (which I developed over time and college to make regular meals cheaper, vegetarian, or with stuff I already had around) and changed the recipe to fit JD’s pantry. However, I wasn’t fully satisfied at that so I went into Sandra Lee mode and decided my base would be a box of brownie mix. Here’s Ina’s recipe:
Ingredients
1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, divided
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
Mix in a complicated intricate matter that involves a double boiler.

That’s a lot of chocolate! And chocolate is expensive! Pfft. We’re in a recession, here, people (and by People, I mean Ina Garden whose husband, I believe, is one of the most intelligent people IRL or one of the richest? He’s a fucking political genius is what I’m saying.) So here is my half assed oops I mean Semi homemade recipe:
Ingredients
1 box of brownie mix. Any kind, and whatever ingredients are on the box
2 tablespoons strong coffee
½-1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup smooth peanut butter
Mix in a bowl!

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