The African Queen and Humphrey Bogart! The Philadelphia Story and Cary Grant, AND Jimmy Stewart! The Lion in Winter and Peter O’Toole! And of course Spencer Tracey — nine movies. Great leading men! Great movies! And all with Katharine Hepburn. **SIGH** Love the old movies – especially hers.
And so, evidently, did Dorie. Because this weeks recipe, chosen by Susan of Surviving Oz. is Tribute to Katharine Hepburn Brownies.
The Chocolate. The Walnuts. The Cinnamon. These were wonderful.
Easy
Intense Chocolate batter
Dark and Dense.
Lots of flavor.
They looked so good – in the pan!
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They stuck to the paper!!
EGAD!! I sprayed. I used wax paper.
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They Stuck to the Paper.
I felt like Tess in Woman of the Year.
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“Sam is eventually woken by her noisy manual incompetence in the kitchen, and cruelly uses her lack of dexterity to make his point that Tess is incapable of being a conventional wife.”
They look soooo good. They taste FANTASTIC!! But….
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THEY STUCK TO THE WAX PAPER!! EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!
Well, except for five I managed to salvage intact!!!
And served with Dorie’s Chocolate Ice Cream (which will be a pick one day, I’m sure — It Is Good!!!)
Changes I made:
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Don’t like coffee, so I left out the Esspresso.
Used the Mexican chocolate which already has cinnamon in it.
I baked for 40 minutes for them to be done – finally.
HOORAY!! also, for Susan who also designed the new logo for TWD. And it is wonderful!!
Post Script: I visited most of the TWDers this week. This was a very popular recipe as only about 10% of our members didn’t make them.
July 7, 2009 at 2:04 pm
These were delicious!! And so easy to make too!
July 7, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Oh no! Sorry they stuck to the paper! But they were still delicious, no? They look so good next to the chocolate ice cream!
July 7, 2009 at 3:24 pm
They look delicious! Sorry, they stuck to the paper. I love these, too.
July 7, 2009 at 3:37 pm
They do look tasty! I love the ice cream added.
You cook with wax paper? Not parchment? Maybe the parchment won’t stick, it has silicone on it.
July 7, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Glad you enjoyed them, even if you had to peel them off the paper! They look great!
July 7, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I’m glad they were a hit. Love them with ice cream. Too bad about the sticking issue.
July 7, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Try lining the pan with foil next time and spraying with cooking spray (or use that non-stick foil–it’s awesome.) Mine have never stuck with foil. These were delish and I TOTALLY agree about Dorie’s chocolate ice cream–I made it a few weeks ago and it was to-die-for! Glad you were able to salvage and enjoy the brownies.
July 7, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Stuck to the paper, you say? I would just scrape it off and eat it straight!
July 7, 2009 at 10:52 pm
That’s too bad they stuck, but they look perfect plated with the ice cream- yum!
July 7, 2009 at 10:56 pm
That’s too bad about sticking, but I hope you were able to eat the messy ones even if they didn’t look good. The ones in the photo with the ice cream look fantastic!
July 8, 2009 at 1:05 am
Oh they look delicious! Yes, wax paper will do that, parchment paper is best for baking.
Good idea using the Mexican chocolate!
July 8, 2009 at 1:22 am
These look great!
July 8, 2009 at 6:01 am
WOW! What and artistic presentation! Very elegant!
I’m glad you enjoyed them so much! Bravo!
July 8, 2009 at 3:31 pm
I think it was the baking for 40 minutes that sealed the wax paper. I had the same problem.
Still, your looks lovely, especially with the ice cream.
July 8, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Despite sticking to the paper, they still look so good!
July 8, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Well, the salvaged look amazing. I used parchment and I know another baker recommened using that instead of wax paper.
I love old movies too…this would be a perfect little snack for watching them, don’t you think??
July 9, 2009 at 12:47 am
Wow…you must have been busy! I always try to get around to everyone, but I just never quite make it. Your brownies look good, no matter what!
July 9, 2009 at 4:09 am
Oh, so sorry to hear that yours stuck! I always use sprayed foil and don’t have a problem–maybe the waxed paper was the culprit? Regardless, I’m sure they still tasted fantastic.
Also, I can’t believe you visited most of the TWD bakers! THAT is incredible.
July 9, 2009 at 6:05 am
Sorry about the stickiness! Your brownies still look yummy!
July 9, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Oh no! I’m sorry they stuck to the paper. On the bright side, the ones you salvaged look awesome – I love the look of the thin shell on top.
July 9, 2009 at 12:51 pm
How disappointing! I’m glad you were able to salvage some and enjoy them. I’ve never had a problem with parchment paper or foil, but I won’t use wax paper when I bake because I’m always afraid the wax will melt and I’ll be able to taste it!
July 9, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Great idea to serve these with chocolate ice cream and chocolate sauce. Looks great!
July 9, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Oh no! The ones that you saved look perfect. And I am sure that the ones that stuck did too. This was a great recipe, so I am not surprised that so many people came out to make it this week.
July 9, 2009 at 11:09 pm
I’m totally impressed that you visited everyone. It’s been a really long time since I even attempted that one! Love your brownies, and love KH movies too!!
July 10, 2009 at 1:53 am
WOW! That is amazing. You are just awesome!
I think your brownies look delicious!
July 10, 2009 at 2:47 am
Great job on your brownies! they look fabulous! As does the ice cream!
I’m a little late on getting back to you but I’d love to get the recipe for spotted dick you mentioned on my DB Bakewell tart post recently! Thanks so much!
July 10, 2009 at 2:17 pm
They look great with that ice cream. I can’t believe these would stick to anything with all that butter!
July 12, 2009 at 3:13 am
oops! Sorry about that. I thought I left it last time! My email is heather (at) randomosityandthegirl (dot) com. Looking forward to the recipe!
July 15, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Sorry you missed this week’s recipe, but I am so glad you got to catch up with Bill’s Big Carrot Cake. That was my first TWD, and it was so good I have made it a few times since then. I think you last photo is going to drive me to purchase a watermelon in the next few days.
July 18, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Ummm…I coulda helped you with the stuck brownies! Bet they were still very yummy.
I think I recognized one of those zucchini! LOL He don’t look like that no more!