I had a brilliant plan. Brownie mix, pecan pieces, carmel. I’d make my own brownies to rival the tempting carmel brownies at the Starbucks, situated so enticingly in the middle of Barnes & Noble. I’d have a week’s worth of snacks for the same price as one indulgence.
Easier said than done.
The edge of the pan is hard as a rock. I nearly bent the spatula. The center of the pan is chewy–too chewy. You can taste carbon. They’re not exactly burnt, but they’re not right either. The carmely nut goodness drizzled across the top has kept me from chiselling the whole pan into the trash, but it will happen soon enough.
See you at Barnes & Noble.
Oy vei, I know man. Those brownies are so darn good, and so are a lot of their cookies. Too bad these things aren’t as easy to bake as they taste. I can make a pretty mean chocolate chip cookie, but it takes so much time: I have a hard time cooking for myself with some frequency, let alone baking.
This is why I love my Barnes membership card… makes me feel a bit less guilty.
But hey, if you keep working at it, you’ll waste a little money at the start, but you’ll eventually get the recipe right and save that and more. Plus, you might end up with something better than what they’ve got.
All this coming from a guy who never bakes or cooks. Just the latest in the string of logical inconsistencies that I call “my life.” :-)
It’s all in the recipe, boys. Find a good one and follow it and you have some serious goodness on you hands. I know how to cook but just hate doing it. So, I’d make you your nutty-caramel-goodness-brownies but…eh…you know…the whole effort thing isn’t really working for me right now.
If you check the grocery store aisle (or, in your case the web site grocery store list) there should be a carmel brownie mix! Just add nuts!