Bake 52: Week 10

This week's pick was LUNCHBOX BROWNIES!

I knew I would love these because I've never met a brownie I didn't like love! This recipe was unlike any I've baked though because it used unsweetened chocolate, so I was a little worried about them being too bitter.  Once again, this book never leads astray because they were fantastic! The recipe had several variations, I chose the frosted ones - the frosting recipe was just chocolate chips (I opted to use milk chocolate rather than semi-sweet) and a little oil.  It was perfect. 2 ingredients - so simple and so delicious!

And have I mentioned how much I love the foil slings? They came out beautifully!

 

 I always feel like I am torturing my poor husband when I bake something that smells as irresistible as brownies!  When I noticed that this recipe only called for 2/3 cups of flour, I decided to try to make them gluten-free.  I did a mixture of rice flour and cornstarch (I normally would have blended rice flour and garbanzo bean flour because I love the way that bakes, but uncooked it makes for a very disgusting batter and I NEEDED some yummy brownie batter that day!).  I also added about 1 tsp. of unflavored gelatin and 1Tbs. of light mayo (this really helps the texture to be less crumbly and more moist).  They turned out perfect! I couldn't even tell that they were gluten-free.  SO delicious! And Kris loved them!

 To get the full recipe, visit LIZ'S BLOG!