Monday, August 03, 2009

Pistachio Brownies


Our family rented a chalet over the last weekend and we brought plenty of snacks along for our two short days of break. Among the snacks were four big packets of pistachio nuts that my husband bought to go with the beer, which we failed to finish. I have three packets of these nuts leftover when we return from our weekend break, and therefore I thought I could use some of them to make pistachio brownies. I think the distinctive flavor of the pistachio nuts will go quite well with the chocolate in the brownies. I used a classic brownie recipe and added two cups of pistachio nuts into the batter. It is common to overbake brownies, so I watched the oven and the timing very closely when I was baking mine. I baked the brownies for 35 minutes and I think I have achieved a crispy top with slightly moist interior in this batch of brownies. However, I wonder if it would be even better if I have bake for a few minutes more? Maybe I could test it out by baking another batch, since I still have plenty of pistachio nuts in my pantry!

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