French Chocolate Brownies – TWD
The selection for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was French Chocolate Brownies chosen by Di of Di’s Kitchen Notebook.
I like my brownies plain. But I was intrigued when I read over this recipe and saw it called for Flambéed Rum Raisins. That’s different. Being the purist that I am, I’ve never had a raisin in a brownie… let alone a Flambéed Rum Raisin. Sounded kind of fancy like. I was curious to see if I would hate this addition, but honestly, I could barely even tell they were in there. Every once in a while I would hit one but the amount of raisins actually seemed pretty conservative to me.
These took FOREVER to get done. But, that’s directly related to the fact that I somehow turned my oven off in the middle of baking. Ooops. I kept wondering what was going on when I was checking them every few minutes and they kept looking the same kind of not done. After a while of the checking, the middle of the pan looked like it had been stabbed to death. 
Once I figured out what I did and got the oven back to 300, things were good to go.
I liked these a lot. Raisins and all.
This is my cat “D” who also seemed to give his approval on this recipe. I had one brownie sitting on a plate so I could take pictures. I turned my back for a few seconds and when I looked back, he was already eating the corner off of it. I was not very happy with him. Especially since the corners are my favorite.
Stop by here to check out the French Chocolate Brownies posted by other TWD members.
Next week’s TWD selection is La Palette’s Strawberry Tart chosen by Marie of A Year From Oak Cottage. I can’t wait to try this one, I’ve been hoping someone would pick it. See you Tuesday!
Carey replied:
Hmmm, raisins in brownies eh? The corners are the best part of the brownie, but the most intriguing part is the thin flaky chocolate crust on the top that cracks up and sometimes falls off.
June 3, 2008 at 11:08 am. Permalink.
Caitlin replied:
Aww – I can’t resist a cute cat! And those brownies looks marvelously fudgey!
June 3, 2008 at 12:38 pm. Permalink.
Bumblebutton replied:
Your kitty cracked me up, licking its lips. How funny!
June 3, 2008 at 1:00 pm. Permalink.
April replied:
Great looking brownies~! Nice and fudgy!
June 3, 2008 at 1:35 pm. Permalink.
Linda @ Tender Crumb replied:
WOW…great looking closeup photos of your brownies…delicious results!
June 3, 2008 at 2:54 pm. Permalink.
Rebecca replied:
Gorgeous pics! Wish I still had one of those lying around.
June 3, 2008 at 5:18 pm. Permalink.
Melissa replied:
Glad the cat like them too!
June 3, 2008 at 5:42 pm. Permalink.
Laura replied:
awesome pics! great job.
June 3, 2008 at 7:30 pm. Permalink.
Gretchen Noelle replied:
Glad you didn’t mind the rum raisins! Look great!
June 3, 2008 at 9:37 pm. Permalink.
Heather B replied:
haha! Love your cat! Your brownies look delicious!
June 3, 2008 at 11:10 pm. Permalink.
Christine replied:
Your brownies look delicious! Love your cat “D” and glad he enjoyed his treat!
June 3, 2008 at 11:40 pm. Permalink.
andreainthekitchen replied:
Having the oven turned off part way through does make it a slow oven! The corners of brownies are almost sacred in my house, your cat may have been in mortal danger (just for a moment anyway).
Well done.
June 4, 2008 at 1:47 am. Permalink.
noskos replied:
Job well done, they look great!
June 4, 2008 at 9:46 am. Permalink.
mari replied:
I’ve done that before, especially if I’m cooking on the stove, because I can sometimes bump the oven knob. It all worked out in the end though and your brownie tops look perfect!
June 4, 2008 at 2:11 pm. Permalink.
CB replied:
So glad you enjoyed the brownies! Your cat is too cute
Clara @ I♥food4thought
June 4, 2008 at 2:14 pm. Permalink.
Mara replied:
ha ha i laughed at the comment about your brownies looking like they were stabbed to death!!! all the more reason to eat them IMMEDIATELY. they look fab!
June 4, 2008 at 3:35 pm. Permalink.
Holly replied:
Darling kitty and great photos! Nice job!
June 4, 2008 at 5:58 pm. Permalink.
rainbowbrown replied:
My cats are baked good stealers too. One of them has been known to grab a whole *whatever-it-is* in his mouth and run off with it. Your brownies look great!
June 4, 2008 at 5:59 pm. Permalink.
Shari replied:
Fudgey and delicious brownies – yum.
Shari@Whisk: a food blog
June 4, 2008 at 6:58 pm. Permalink.
Jaime replied:
beautiful brownies! looks like they were enjoyed by all, including D!!!
i have had food devoured by the pets before while i turned my back on a photo shoot as well – my buffalo chicken dip was cleaned up in an instant by the dog – licked clean off the plate!
June 6, 2008 at 2:23 am. Permalink.
amanda replied:
Mmm. Your brownies look delicious! Too funny about your cat. I’m sure if my dog could reach the counter I’d be in big trouble.
June 6, 2008 at 4:41 pm. Permalink.