Serious Eats: Recipes
The Cartoon Kitchen: Filbert Brownies
This week's Cartoon Kitchen features Serious Eats' cartoonist in residence Larry Gonick's spin on filbert brownies. —Ed Levine
Filbert Brownies
Filberts are more commonly known as hazelnuts.
Ingredients
Hazelnuts, a couple handfuls
1 stick butter (1/4 pound)
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup ground hazelnuts
Procedure
1. In a blender, pulverize a couple handfuls of hazelnuts.
2. Melt 1 stick butter with 2 ounces chocolate. Meanwhile beat 2 eggs with 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
3. Combine 1/3 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2/3 cup ground nuts; blend into eggs. Stiffen with more hazelnut powder, if desired.
4. Bake in an 8-inch square pan for 30 minutes at 350°F.