Blondies

Some days, we just need a little indulgence in our lives. Treat yourself to a blondie.  If you have a sweet tooth, then give this recipe a try.  Quick and tasty. You could do all sorts of things with this.  Nuts, dried fruits, chocolate chips, anything.

These came out well and they fit the bill for a late-night sugar craving: fast, easy, and sweet.  Not the most interesting dessert, just an easy, chewy, sweet bar.  They’re blondies. It did remind me a bit of a chocolate chip cookie with a taste of caramel from all the brown sugar.  Adding nuts (pecans, macadamia, walnuts, almonds) might introduce some interest and temper the sweetness.

The nuts and chocolate chips were very good with the flaky brownie. The blondie itself was moist in the middle and chewy throughout.  This is exactly how I wanted my blondies to come out.  For those of you whose blondies did not come out as you would have liked, I suggest placing an oven thermometer in your oven to constantly check.  You can also add ½ teaspoon of baking powder and they may come out a little closer to what you are looking for.

Blondies

For recipe in Indonesian, click HERE 

Ingredients:

·         115 g unsalted butter, melted

·         1 cup dark brown sugar

·         1 large egg, cold

·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract

·         ½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)

·         1/8 teaspoon salt

·         1 cup all-purpose flour

Optional:

·         ½ to 1 cup chopped and toasted nuts, dried fruit, flaked coconut, etc.

·         ½ to 1 cup chocolate chips (dark, semi-sweet, milk, white, etc.)

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).  Butter an 8x8x2” pan with parchment paper.

2.       In a medium bowl, stir melted butter and brown sugar until smooth.  Stir in egg, vanilla, almond extract (optional) and salt.

3.       Add flour and stir until incorporated, then mix in any extras such as nuts, chocolate chips or dried fruits.

4.       Pour batter into baking dish and bake 20 to 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out almost clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature.  

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahan:

·         115 g mentega tawar, lelehkan

·         1 cup dark brown sugar

·         1 butir telur, dinginkan

·         1 sdt ekstrak vanila

·         ½ sdt ekstrak almond (optional)

·         1/8 sdt garam

·         1 tepung terigu serbaguna

Optional:

·         ½ - 1 cup kacang-kacangan cincang, buah kering, kelapa parut kering dll.

·         ½ to 1 cup chocolate chips (dark, semi-sweet, milk, white, etc.)

Cara:

1.       Panaskan oven dengan suhu 350 derajat F (175 derajat C).  Siapkan loyang ukuran 8x8 inch yang telah dialasi dengan kertas roti atau aluminum foil.  Olesi dengan minyak, sisihkan.

2.       Kocok mentega dan gula coklat dalam mangkuk dengan menggunakan whisker.  Tambahkan telur, vanilla, ekstrak almond, dan garam.  Kocok hingga bercampur.

3.       Tambahkan tepung terigu yang sudah diayak dan kacang-kacangan/chocolate chips/buah kering jika menggunakan. 

4.       Tuang ke dalam loyang yang telah disiapkan dan panggang selama 25-35 menit (tergantung oven masing-masing)  dan lakukan tes tusuk.  Pemanggangan selesai jika pada tes tusuk hanya ada sedikit remahan yang menempel.  Biarkan dingin sebelum dipotong.