Tuesdays with Dorie. White Chocolate Raspberry Brownie Dreams.

Two things first off: 

1. I know it's Wednesday.
2. And Dorie didn't call them brownie dreams. I did. I dreamed about them last night, baking aromatherapy.

I awoke to disappointment. The two inch band of baked brownies around the edges of the 9 X 13 pan was delectable. The rest, though, was a white muddy mess. It was undercooked.

I cut out enough brownie for the photos and I considered my options to either salvage what I could and throw the rest out or try to bake it some more and see if that might help. I opted for the latter and 20 minutes at 325 degrees has firmed them up– slightly.

I think I know my mistake. I ground my own almonds, perhaps not finely enough.

Interestingly, since the brownie cake disaster is cooked enough now not to worry about raw eggs, I ate a few spoons full from the pan's centre. Oh...the way it dances on my tongue is amazing. That white chocolate, orange zest, vanilla, almond, raspberry tango is tantalizing. Topped by a slight candy crunch of meringue? Modern dance meets the Tango. Honestly, I bet the bakers who successfully completed this challenge have finished an entire pan by themselves.

I may cover the pan and leave it in the fridge and when my guests arrive tonight, warm it again and drop it over ice cream. It's sort of like cookie dough ice cream for grown-ups and people who don't mind a fool now and then.

Here's to the baking fools among us! Thanks to Marthe of Culinary Delights who selected White Chocolate Brownies