There’s no doubt that chocolate is one of my favorite ingredients to bake with ! It feels redundant to claim this all over again – just check out all my posts focusing on chocolate and chocolate desserts! But chocolate truly is one of the most versatile baking ingredients out there – you can bake it, you can freeze it, you can combine it with basically anything you might think of, including bacon. And most of all – (almost) everyone likes it so you can never go wrong with a chocolate dessert. Even more so when that particular dessert is rich and fudgy. Although, to be honest, it doesn’t take a complex chocolate dessert to impress – even simplicity has its charm.

And it’s simplicity that makes this dessert stand out! You know why?! Because these brownie muffins are packed with chocolate and chocolate saves the day! And because they act like a blank canvas for any topping you might think of, such as ganache, buttercream, icing, melted chocolate, sprinkles, ice cream or chantilly. You can just take this simple, quick, easy recipe and bake it into these delicious, fudgy brownie muffins then decorate them to match your event, your taste, your imagination. How great does that sound?!

I do love recipes that prove to be versatile – if you’re a novice in the kitchen, that’s what you should be looking for – recipes that can be made over and over again in different versions, maybe different decor or another flavor, a different filling or a new color or layering. They’re recipes to keep and pass forward to your children and grand-children!

{Brownie Muffins}

 

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Author: Olguta - Pastry Workshop

Serves:: 12 muffins

Ingredients:

• 130g dark chocolate, chopped
• 180g butter, cubed
• 130g white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 20g cocoa powder
• 100g all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

1. Combine the butter and chocolate in a bowl and place over a hot water bath. Cook until they are melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool down for 10-15 minutes.
2. Stir in the sugar and mix well then add the eggs, one by one, mixing well after each addition.
3. Add the vanilla extract and mix.
4. Sift the flour with cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Fold it into the chocolate mixture.
5. Spoon the batter in a muffin tin lined with muffin papers.
6. Bake in the preheated oven at 350F for 15-20 minutes until well risen and set in the center. Don't over bake them as they tend to dry out!
7. Allow to cool in the tin then serve.

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ROMANIAN

Ca imi place ciocolata nu e o noutate, dar sa va spun si de ce imi place atat de mult. E poate ingredientul cel mai versatil folosit in prajituri – fie ca e pus in blat apoi copt, fie ca e adaugat in crema ori mousse, folosit pentru glazurat sau doar pentru decor, ciocolata nu da gres niciodata. Cred ca un desert ciocolatos nu are nici macar nevoie de complexitate pentru a fi bun – si acest lucru e valabil si pentru aceste muffins cu textura si gust de brownies.

Trebuie sa recunosc ca primul gand cand le-am facut nu a fost tocmai increzator in reteta propriu-zisa, dar m-au surprins intr-un mod foarte placut. Imi place ca au crescut uniform, devenind astfel candidatele ideale pentru a fi decorate cu frisca, crema de unt, crema de vanilie ori de branza, caramel, ciocolata topita sau orice altceva vreti voi. In plus, si textura lor s-a dovedit una cat se poate de interesanta – imaginati-va o crusta usor crocanta, un centru pufos si aromat si un gust intens de ciocolata. Sunt, daca vreti, o foaie alba pe care puteti “desena” voi exact ce va doriti – muffins simple sau cupcakes complexe – reteta se preteaza pentru oricare dintre cele doua.

Ingrediente:

• 130g ciocolata neagra, tocata
• 180g unt, cuburi
• 130g zahar alb
• 4 oua
• 1 lingurita extract de vanilie
• 20g cacao
• 100g faina alba
• 1/2 lingurita sare
• 1/2 lingurita bicarbonat
• 1/4 lingurita praf de copt

Mod de preparare:

1. Combinati ciocolata si untul intr-un bol si puneti pe baie de aburi, gatind pana se topesc complet si obtineti un amestec uniform.
2. Luati de pe foc si lasati sa se raceasca 10-15 minute apoi adaugati zaharul, urmat de oua, unul cate unul.
3. Incorporati vanilia, urmata de faina, sare, bicarbonat si praf de copt.
4. Puneti aluatul in 12 forme de muffins tapetate cu hartiute de muffins si coaceti in cuptorul preincalzit la 180C pentru 15-20 minute sau pana cresc frumos si trec testul scobitorii. Evitati sa le coaceti prea mult pentru ca se usuca.
5. Lasati sa se raceasca in forme apoi pastrati intr-un vas etans.
6. Sa aveti pofta!