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Barcelona Brownies

Mar 01, 2006 | From the kitchen of Rose

MARY CARMEN QUESTION

Dear Levy,
I am a spanish woman (from Barcelona) and I read that you made a brownie called Barcelona. ¿Is it truth?. I want, if it is possible a recipt of this brownie. I can't find it in your website. Thank you in advance and sorry for my bad english.
Mary Carmen Artiga

ROSE REPLY

thank you for asking for the recipe. I will post it on the blog this month, along with a little story of my visit to Barcelona.

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Thanks for clearing that up for me! It was really getting on my nerves!

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you need to chose a recipe that is described as fudgy brownie and there are many. check out lisa yockelson's book chocolate chocolate.
for a shiny top you need a high amount of sugar. corn syrup might help but to my taste the excess sweetness is undesirable and i'd rather give up the shine for the right flavor!

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Since you're on the topic of brownies I wanted to ask about mine. When ever I make them they seem to come out more cake-like, and I love dense, moist, fudgy brownies. What am I doing wrong? Could I be over mixing or adding too much baking powder? Also I noticed that box brownie mixes always have this small shiny crust that forms on the top after baking. How do they achieve that? Could corn suryp produce that? I have seen brownie recipes where they do use it, but I have not tried them yet.

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anyie--i don't speak spanish but i understand every word somehow!
GRACIAS!

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Yo soy Dominicana, trabajo tiempo completo, solo paso los fines de semana en casa con mis dos niños, quicieras recetas faciles de postres para niños...

gracias.

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Ana,

Yo soy americana, nieta de españoles. ¿Quisiera hacer un intercambio de recetas? Tengo varias be brownies (sin queso :), cookies, muffins, etc.! Si estas interesada y puedes tolerar mi Castellano pobre, deja un nuevo post con tu email o website!

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Dear Rose, I thank you for your elightment....I have little question, since when do brownies have cream cheese?? I checked Wikipedia, and it talks about peanut butter varieties, nuts etc....but cream cheese? and by the way how thoughtful of you to invent a recipe for a place where you´re been only 2 days promoting your book...I´m not American, but I do know 3 who have actually invested money here and have tought Spanish people what traditional brownies really are, you should check them out next time!
thank you very much for your time

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pls do a search on the blog--it's easy to find!

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Of course I can translate.
I said the best brownies of Barcelona can be found in Born Cooking in Borne area. And the cookies are the best too.
Ana Martin
ps. What is a Barcelona Brownie?

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translation anyone?

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Los mejores brownies se puede comprar en Barcelona, en la tienda de Born Cooking en el barrio del Borne.
Tambien las Cookies.
Ana Martin, Barcelona

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