BROWNIES!!

gluten-free baking is still not fun,
but,
the results are improving substantially with each effort.
i'm encouraged that the treats are not totally disappointing.
there are a couple cheat codes i've discovered recently, by accident,
and they seem to be working in my favor-
y'got chocolate? that helps.
it really does.
chocolate is good for you.
that's true.
maybe not in a science way, but in a well-nourished soulful way, neighbors.
and if you've got a lot of chocolate?
like, ALL the chocolate? then you're doing way better than average, for sure.
i have all the chocolate, and none of the gluten, and a whole lotta brownies...
look:

SO MUCH FUDGE!!!
dudes, these mutha-effers are the TRUTH!
y'wanna make some?
okay,
but you better have a whole bunch of different flours,
and not one of 'em can be wheat.
alright? alriiiight-
it's like THIS:
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CHOCOFUUUUDGEBROWNIES!
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preheat your oven to 350℉
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in am medium mixing bowl, with the use of a pastry cutter, cream together:
1 stick vegan butter;
3 T vegan creamchee';
1 cup brown sugar;
1/3 cup cocoa;
2 tsp vanilla;
1/2 tsp salt.
add:
1 cup almond flour blend ( i use mama's brand, only because i have some)
it's got potato starch and tapioca and brown rice in it, too-
1 cup bob's all purpose gf flour-
that's chick pea and fava bean and sorghum and whatever else;
1 tsp xantham gum;
1 cup vegan dark chocolate chips;
3 T tapioca starch;
2 tsp baking powder;
1 tsp baking soda;
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or equivalent.
stir it well, so that all that dumb, sticky flour is fully blended together.
line a 10" pan with parchment, and spoon the mixture in there, spread evenly.
bake it for about 35 minutes-
or until a knife or tester comes away clean from the center.
now, be careful, because this mix is still SOFT af after baking.
it'll hold together, but it will also squish into a heap of sh!t if you manhandle it,
so don't be a brute, and finesse that parchment out of the pan, man.
on it's own, this particular freestyle fresh-baked brownie bomb is expert.
but with exxxtras to take it to eleven?
it's a gosh danged revelation, man.
word up.
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1/4 cup chocolate chips, melted with 2 T almond milk, and a splash of vanilla?
that's ganache-style chocolate sauce, bro.
you need that.
drizzled from the snipped corner of a plastic baggy, a.k.a. 'pastry bag',
it does what needs doing, and makes the whole experience way better.
MORE chocolate is key, here.
that's the whole point.
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hmm?
a little whipped dark chocolate frosting, too?
heck yes, m'man.
too much is the right amount.
and that's no joke.
y'ever make just a little baby bit of frosting?
it's harder than making a lot, actually.
f'really real, that's the truth.
i added sugar, then more s'milk, then more chocolate,
all in a row, just to realize i might've eyeballed more vegan butts than i needed-
eventually, i had more forsting than i wanted, but with alllllll the flavor and sugary firmness
that was required to make sure my brownies were basically stiff batter with decoration on it.
hahaaaa!
i bet you could bake them a while longer, and they'd be less fudged the F* out,
but i don't wanna tell you how to live your life, kids.
just sayin', you're in charge of your own brownies.
i liked these the way i made 'em, which was entirely off-book and without a recipe.
that's my thing.
i'll figure it out on my own, and share the successes, AND the failures with y'all.
true stories, told truly, are all i've got to offer you.
well, that and a brownie or two, i guess.
ha.
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why are books SO heavy?
i have thousands,
and while i've read them all,
i've not reread a great many that are now mostly just taking up space-
i thought i'd have this amazing nerd library, full of all the dungeons and the dragons,
the swords and sorcery, the wizards and the warriors;
but really, i just sorta have a hoarder's virgin-in-mom's-basement paperback heap
piled high in the way back bedrooms of the Folk Life & Liberty Fortress.
that's no longer viable,
and there's better usage of the space scheduled for the immediate future.
sorry, previous me, but current me is looking to move forward into tomorrow
with slightly fewer encumberance rules to limit movement in melee.
(that's a D&D joke, guys)
ANYway,
i'm headed headlong into home improvements, and that's a daunting prospect,
but it's all really happening,
and that's the whole point;
never quiet, never soft.....