TWD: Tribute to Katherine Hepburn Brownies

The Tuesdays with Dorie recipe of the week was the Tribute to Katherine Hepburn Brownies chosen by Lisa of Surviving Oz. Lisa was the winner of the new logo contest for Tuesdays with Dorie.

Pretty snazzy huh?

I am, as I have said many times, not a huge chocolate lover. But give me a warm, gooey, fudgy brownie and I am all over it. Or rather its all over my face as I devour each scrumptious bite. Unfortunately, its been pretty hard to find a decent homemade brownie that lives up to the delicious taste of a boxed brownie mix. In the past, none of them have managed to come close to the fudginess of the box kind. They either were too cakey or just plain blah.

This time, however, Dorie has an almost complete home run with this babies. While some mentioned that they had issues with underbaking (and I did too a tiny bit), for me, the under baking created that gooey fudgy brownie that I loved from the boxed mixes. They firmed up after chilling in the fridge overnight but that really didn't last long when I heated them up to get the gooeyness back!

I didn't add the nuts to the brownies this time. I was out and wasn't rushing to the store to get some when I had everything else. I like brownies with nuts so next time I'll try to throw some in the batter. I did add the cinnamon and I thought it was a delicious compliment to the chocolate. It was subtle and not overwhelming at all. By the way, mini chocolate chips worked perfectly in these! Most melted but a few stuck around and added a nice bit of texture to the brownie.

Add another to the make again list! To see more brownies, check out the TWD Blogroll! You can also see this weeks recipe at Lisa's blog Surviving Oz.