Brownies

For many, many years I have had a difficult relationship with making brownies. From the first bite I was in love and kept baking them. However they never turned out right. They were either too dry or nearly raw and at times they were so hard that biting into them was ill advised.
So, about 2 years ago I decided enough was enough. I went through my considerable pile of recipes and removed each and every brownie recipe and recycled the paper they were printed on. What a relief.
Just a few weeks after that I came across a post on Deb Perelman's food blog "Smitten Kitchen". What was it all about? Right ... brownies. I caved pretty quickly and followed my gut feeling. I am so glad I paid attention to my gut feeling.
The first result was just what and how a brownie is supposed to be: not too sweet, chocolaty, gooey. Simply perfect. I have since made this recipe many times and the brownies always come out perfectly.
Now, there is only 1 brownie recipe in my stack. And that's all I'll ever need.
Check out Deb's wonderful recipes on her Smitten Kitchen and be inspired.

Bon appétit!