Hear me out on this one. I love garlic. (I blame my old roommate and friend, who introduced me to it about 6 years ago.) I love brownies. Turns out, I don't love them together.
It all started with the brownie project. I decided that I wanted to try new and interesting twists to an old classic. Drew and I were brainstorming, and he suggested garlic. I looked at him like he was on crack. Apparently, this is a look you should never give your boyfriend (probably goes for girlfriends, partners, and spouses too. Or people in general. Unless they really are on crack). I came around to the suggestion. I agreed to try it, but it had to be roasted and I would add caramel in an attempt to complement the flavor.
I was flying by the seat of my pants here. I roasted up two heads of garlic. I tried my hand at caramel sauce, which is actually pretty easy to make. Oh, and it tastes really good. Without the garlic, that is. Anyway, I whipped up some brownies, folded in chocolate chips and the roasted garlic, and spread it in a pan. I drizzled the caramel sauce on top, swirled it together, and popped it in the oven. Smells of garlic and chocolate wafted through my apartment.
Garlic and chocolate proved to be a baking experiment gone slightly awry. In the first taste test, Drew and I ate about two bites each. It was interesting. Drew said that maybe next time, I should cut down on the garlic. I said that there won't be a next time. Garlic and chocolate are two flavors that probably shouldn't go together. And I think the almond extract in the brownie batter only made it worse.
I tried to share these brownies. Carolyn ate two bites, saying that this was a testament to my baking ability. My next door office neighbor tried a couple bites too. Props to their adventurousness. And my dear adviser, LD, even gave it a whirl.
These brownies just don't work, and I actually had to toss them. I don't think Drew is giving up on the garlic idea, but I think I'm going to move on to something else. I'll keep you posted, and stay tuned for the next brownie twist!
It all started with the brownie project. I decided that I wanted to try new and interesting twists to an old classic. Drew and I were brainstorming, and he suggested garlic. I looked at him like he was on crack. Apparently, this is a look you should never give your boyfriend (probably goes for girlfriends, partners, and spouses too. Or people in general. Unless they really are on crack). I came around to the suggestion. I agreed to try it, but it had to be roasted and I would add caramel in an attempt to complement the flavor.
I was flying by the seat of my pants here. I roasted up two heads of garlic. I tried my hand at caramel sauce, which is actually pretty easy to make. Oh, and it tastes really good. Without the garlic, that is. Anyway, I whipped up some brownies, folded in chocolate chips and the roasted garlic, and spread it in a pan. I drizzled the caramel sauce on top, swirled it together, and popped it in the oven. Smells of garlic and chocolate wafted through my apartment.
Garlic and chocolate proved to be a baking experiment gone slightly awry. In the first taste test, Drew and I ate about two bites each. It was interesting. Drew said that maybe next time, I should cut down on the garlic. I said that there won't be a next time. Garlic and chocolate are two flavors that probably shouldn't go together. And I think the almond extract in the brownie batter only made it worse.
I tried to share these brownies. Carolyn ate two bites, saying that this was a testament to my baking ability. My next door office neighbor tried a couple bites too. Props to their adventurousness. And my dear adviser, LD, even gave it a whirl.
These brownies just don't work, and I actually had to toss them. I don't think Drew is giving up on the garlic idea, but I think I'm going to move on to something else. I'll keep you posted, and stay tuned for the next brownie twist!
1 comment:
I'm not sold on the idea of garlic and brownies working together. Chiles and chocolate work, though.
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