Monday, July 14, 2014

Getting Naked - Brownies, that is.


Knock-You-Naked Brownies

So bad. And, ooooh, so good!


I had these brownies recently as a sweet, sinful ending to a wonderful meal. This recipe below, from the Food Network website, is from the very likeable, down-to-earth, Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman. The ingredients, method, and comments below are by Drummond.









Ingredients

1 stick butter, melted, plus more for greasing

All-purpose flour, for dusting

1/3 plus 1/2 cup evaporated milk

One 18.5-ounce box German chocolate cake mix (I use Duncan Hines)

1 cup finely chopped pecans

60 caramels, unwrapped

1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted


Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-by-9-inch baking pan.

Begin by pouring 1/3 cup evaporated milk into a bowl with the cake mix. Add the melted butter and the chopped 

pecans. Mix the ingredients together; it'll be pretty thick!

Divide the dough in half down the middle. Press half of it into the bottom of the prepared pan to make the first 

brownie layer. Bake until slightly set, 8 to 10 minutes. Then remove from the oven and set aside.

While the brownie layer is baking, in a double boiler (or glass bowl set over a bowl of simmering water) combine 

the caramels and the remaining 1/2 cup evaporated milk. Stir occasionally until the caramels are totally melted 

and the mixture is smooth. Pour the caramel mixture over the first baked layer, spreading so it's evenly 

distributed. Sprinkle the chocolate chips all over the top.

Next, on a clean surface or a sheet of waxed paper, press the remaining dough into a square shape slightly 

smaller than the baking pan. Carefully set it on top of the chocolate chips. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove 

the pan from the oven and let the brownies cool to room temperature. Cover the pan and refrigerate the brownies 

for several hours to allow them to set.

When you're ready to serve them (or give them to someone you love!) sprinkle generously with the powdered 

sugar and cut them into large rectangles before removing from the pan. These are absolutely killer, my friends. 

Make them for someone you really, really love... or someone you want to love you back.

It'll work. Guarantee it.