Bake or Break

Brown Butter Blondies

I tend to become utterly engrossed in things I love. That is how I’ve ended up hoarding cookbooks, dreaming of Yankees season tickets, living in New York City, and, of course, writing and baking for this blog.

One of my current obsessions is browned butter. I’ve tried not to overwhelm all of you with it, but it’s been popping up on BoB rather frequently.

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Salty Chocolate Chunk Blondies

As you’ve probably noticed, I adore the combination of salty and sweet. From cookies to brownies to cake, a little salt with your sweet just elevates some desserts to magical levels.

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Blondie Cupcakes

As a big fan of all things brown sugar, I can really get behind a good blondie. These are a bit different from the traditional in that they are baked in muffin pans, much like cupcakes.

Of course, doing that doesn’t make them automatically have the normal texture of a cupcake. They are still dense and very much blondies. In fact, you can bake them in the more traditional way by using a square baking pan.

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Brown Sugar Cashew Blondies

Brown sugar is one of my favorite baking ingredients. Everything is way behind chocolate on that list, but brown sugar is pretty close to the top. Combine that with how much I like baking bars, and you get these beauties.

I’ve lamented before that cashews often get overlooked in baking. (If you agree, check out this or maybe this.) What better complement to all that brown sugar goodness than a big helping of cashews?

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White Chocolate Chip Blondies

While waiting in line at the grocery store the other day, I casually glanced over the magazine selections. That’s always a good time to catch up on celebrity gossip and alien abductions. Amidst the usual impulse-buy fodder, my eye was drawn to Paula Deen’s Chocolate Celebration.

Of course, my love of chocolate is no secret. My admiration of Paula Deen isn’t either. How can you love decadent desserts and not be a fan? So, into the cart it went. My first pass through the magazine yielded quite a few recipes I wanted to try.

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Raspberry Pecan Blondies

Those of you who follow my baking adventures regularly will not be surprised to see pecans or raspberries here. What is different here is the pan. Recently, we were given a Baker’s Edge pan and this is one of the included recipes.

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