Brownies for Those Who Live to Lick the Bowl

[elleng]

'Olive oil and a touch of sea salt make this recipe both gooey and slightly savory.

A latke fried in bubbling fat may be a classic way to celebrate Hanukkah, but it’s not the only nosh that can commemorate the oil-centric holiday. Olive oil brownies are another, albeit less traditional, option.

This recipe is particularly suited to the task because, unlike others of its ilk, it skips the butter, relying instead on olive oil and the natural cocoa butter in chocolate to enrich the batter. The result is moist in the center, crisp at the edges and perfectly smooth but for the occasional crunch of a chocolate chip. Closer to ganache than to cake, these dense, dark treats are not for anyone who prefers a lighter, feathery type of brownie. They’re for people who live to lick the icing bowl.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/dining/olive-oil-brownies.html?

[SummerSnow]

1. I'm going to try this recipe. I have always used Katherine Hepburn's

brownie recipe from the NYT's

[LakeSuperiorView]

2. Guy who had the sailboat next to my boat said the oil is best if it stored for a month

in a dark cabinet with a bunch of marijuana in it, but I think that may be a different recipe...

[3catwoman3]

5. If I were ever to try marijuana, I would have to eat it in a brownie.

No way I could smoke it or anything else.

[LakeSuperiorView]

6. I'm with you, but brownies that give you the munchies sounds dangerous.

[csziggy]

7. They can be very dangerous

Especially since the effects take a while to kick in.

[hedda_foil]

3. It's not the butter that makes it iffy to lick the bowl. It's the egg.

On the other hand, this is for Chanukah, so the olive oil keeps milk products out of the meal, which usually involves meat.

BTW, the absolutely moistest, densest, fudgiest brownies I've EVER tasted came from a gluten free brownie mix made with real butter, eggs and chocolate chips. I use ALDI's mix, but Betty Crocker's gf mix is just as good. Try it just once and you'll never use wheat flour for brownies again!

[3catwoman3]

4. No feather brownies for me - these sound scrumptuous.

The ones from the middle of the pan, with no crispy edges, are the best, IMO.