Comments | ellettra: Chocolate & Guinness Brownies

ellettra

Chocolate & Guinness Brownies

Mar 13, 2006 09:18

from NPR.com...

Grace Neill's Chocolate and Guinness Brownies

Margaret M. Johnson includes this brownie and stout recipe in The New Irish Table (Chronicle Books 2003). According to Johnson, Grace Neill's is listed in the appropriately named Guinness Book of Records as the oldest bar in Ireland. It opened in 1611.4 eggs ( Read more... )

food, cooking, brownies, baking, recipe

Comments 16

jbarron March 13 2006, 17:42:41 UTC

mmm... yummy! I always thought Guinness had a slight chocolate taste to it anyway. I bet those would be soo rich.

Since you mention both in here, did you know that Guinness beer started the Guinness book of world records? It kind of brings that anecdote about Grace Neill's bar and the recipe into a full circle... or something. :) (unless you already knew it, and that's what you meant by 'appropriately named'... ok, I'm shutting up)

p.s. I haven't forgotten the pineapple bean recipe! will post it soon...

ellettra March 13 2006, 21:32:53 UTC

i didn't know that! wow, that makes it even cooler. i like things that come full circle, so to speak.

ahhh, full circle bookstore... that was a cool place! is it still there? in 50 penn place? (or, "pig tower" as we used to call it when we were kids.)

jbarron March 13 2006, 23:07:53 UTC

Pig tower? heehee, I never heard that! Oh, full circle is still there, and still very cool!

also-- what is superfine sugar? At first I thought it was like powdered/confectioner's sugar, but I saw that listed also...

ellettra March 14 2006, 02:27:08 UTC

oh, hmm. well, maybe just a high quality granulated sugar? that would be my guess. it might not make a huge difference if you just went with whatever you've got. i wouldn;t use something big like can sugar, though.

frelsingi March 13 2006, 17:50:42 UTC

Why yes I would love some!

ellettra March 13 2006, 19:53:57 UTC

don't they sound darn tasty!?

frelsingi March 13 2006, 23:34:40 UTC

Yes I can't wait to have some when I come visit! Just kidding! No, not really!

ellettra March 14 2006, 02:26:04 UTC

hahaha! you will for SURE eat well while you are here. that is a promise and a guarantee, my friend!! you AND mahina!

Thread 7

junes_flame March 13 2006, 17:55:54 UTC

Yummmmmmm! Love Guinness, have been to the brewery in Dublin, and didn't know you could bake with it. I will definitely be making this on St. Pattys!

ellettra March 13 2006, 19:52:27 UTC

that was my thought, too!! this recipe sounds delish!! i got it from the NPR website. :)

gothgrrl13 March 13 2006, 18:37:44 UTC

that sounds like a food version of one of my favorite beers - Young's Double Chocolate Stout. Tastes like dark chocolate Guinness. So yummy!

ellettra March 13 2006, 19:51:41 UTC

yeah, they billed it as "have your stout and eat it too," hahaha! i got this recipe from the NPR website.

(The comment has been removed)

ellettra March 14 2006, 02:27:41 UTC

i am contemplating making them on the 17th. :)