Beurre Noisette (burr nwah-ZET):
-noun, French
a sauce of butter cooked until golden or toasty brown in color, producing a nutty aroma and flavor.
Buerre Noisette, or browned butter, is, as far as I'm concerned, the baking equivalent to rendered bacon fat. An epicurean treasure of immeasurable value, it somehow makes
the love that is butter even
better, and could only have been gifted to the world by the French, who in my humble opinion, are
the foremost authority on all things pastry and/or dessert. Don't believe me? Take a trip to Paris, and walk into any bakery or as they call them, patisserie shop, and tell me you don't want to eat everything you see. Or if you're fortunate enough to have an authentic patisserie shop nearby, you could just go there and
order half a pound of raspberry macaroons and a pear tart resist the urge to order 1 of everything in the case. Bet you can't say that about your corner bakery. Don't get me wrong, I like desserts of many varieties and cultural origins, but nothing can hold a candle to French desserts. It is browned butter that was the key ingredient in
this brownie recipe that ultimately convinced me to create my own shop on Etsy, and finally give life to my "side hustle" plans.
I wish I could say this recipe was an original creation, but I've already established that I'm
no baking queen. However, I never met a recipe I couldn't alter, and contrary to popular belief, there is room for experimentation in baking, albeit not much. What changes did I make? Well if I told you, I'd have to kill you, and that wouldn't be good for business. Just know that these brownies were delicious perfection, and one lucky reader will be able to soon confirm that for free! But this isn't the giveaway post yet, this is just the teaser, cuz I'm a tease like that (but don't ask around to confirm that, lol). In the meantime, enjoy the gratuitous brownie making food porn
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| Sugar and Cocoa |
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| Chopped Walnuts |
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| This is where the magic starts |
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| A Glorious Beurre Noisette |
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| As if I would let all that good go to waste |
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| Perfection! |
You're killing me. I LOVE butter! I must have a taste of these brownies - we can trade secrets! :)
ReplyDeleteYou better have some to share next time i see you! And an no-nuts option would be preferrable. Thanks in advance!
ReplyDeletei would choke someone to have one of those right about now. Not fair
ReplyDeleteLove those so yummy! If you get this "side hustle" up and running, I want a batch all to myself :)
ReplyDeleteChocolate heaven...That's what that is!
ReplyDeleteyou've got a deal. Besides, I think I'm going to have to bring these to our next gathering, per the "requests" of several people, lol.
ReplyDeleteLol, will do, but I don't know if I can omitt the walnuts
ReplyDeletelol, violence is not required. I''ve already decided to bring these to our next gathering.
ReplyDeleteyou've got it. I'm hoping to have a basic set up by next week. The question is where will I find the time? I don't know how you do it Maddy, but I know it can be done!
ReplyDeleteThese are a chocolate lover's dream.
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