The gentlemen bakers from Baked have a strong brownie game. They have a terrific base brownie recipe ("The Baked Brownie") that they've adapted to several variations, my favorite of which is the sweet and salty brownie. This week's Baked Sunday Mornings recipe, "Milk Chocolate Malted Brownies with Chocolate Ganache," replaces some of the dark chocolate in the base brownie recipe with milk chocolate, adds malted milk powder, and includes a dark chocolate ganache topping.
I usually have Carnation malted milk powder on hand, but when I pulled the canister out of the cabinet I discovered that it was past its prime and the powder had congealed into a solid block. Fortunately, I still had some European Formula Ovaltine that I had purchased for another baking project, and I figured that I could just use that instead to get a similar, if possibly more chocolate-y, result.
To make these brownies you melt milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and butter in a double boiler; add brown sugar and granulated sugar; incorporate eggs and vanilla; and fold in the dry ingredients (flour, malted milk powder/Ovaltine, cocoa, and salt). I poured the batter into a parchment-lined pan, baked the brownies, and cooled them completely.
I spread dark chocolate ganache (heavy cream and dark chocolate) on top of the cooled brownies. The recipe says you should briefly chill the brownies to set the ganache and freeze the brownies to make them easier to cut. I just left the ganache-covered brownies in the fridge overnight and the following morning they were easy to cut. I cut the 9-inch by 13-inch pan of brownies in 48 small squares.
The recipe includes instructions to make royal icing to gussy up the brownies with Halloween-themed decorations, but I skipped this step. I made these brownies for a going-away party at work, so decorations weren't necessary. And these brownies really don't need any embellishment. They are delicious.
I generally am not a fan of brownies with frosting, but the thin layer of ganache on top was a perfect pairing with the fudgy brownie. I wouldn't say that the brownies tasted like Ovaltine, or even malt. But having tasted the plain version of these brownies, the Ovaltine version definitely tasted different -- more earthy, maybe? And even though I can't describe the flavor, I loved it. My husband declared these brownies to be as good as the sweet and salty brownies -- and that's pretty high praise, since it's hard to compete with salted caramel!
Recipe: "Milk Chocolate Malted Brownies with Chocolate Ganache" from Baked Occasions by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, recipe available here at Baked Sunday Mornings.
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I usually have Carnation malted milk powder on hand, but when I pulled the canister out of the cabinet I discovered that it was past its prime and the powder had congealed into a solid block. Fortunately, I still had some European Formula Ovaltine that I had purchased for another baking project, and I figured that I could just use that instead to get a similar, if possibly more chocolate-y, result.
To make these brownies you melt milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and butter in a double boiler; add brown sugar and granulated sugar; incorporate eggs and vanilla; and fold in the dry ingredients (flour, malted milk powder/Ovaltine, cocoa, and salt). I poured the batter into a parchment-lined pan, baked the brownies, and cooled them completely.
The recipe includes instructions to make royal icing to gussy up the brownies with Halloween-themed decorations, but I skipped this step. I made these brownies for a going-away party at work, so decorations weren't necessary. And these brownies really don't need any embellishment. They are delicious.
I generally am not a fan of brownies with frosting, but the thin layer of ganache on top was a perfect pairing with the fudgy brownie. I wouldn't say that the brownies tasted like Ovaltine, or even malt. But having tasted the plain version of these brownies, the Ovaltine version definitely tasted different -- more earthy, maybe? And even though I can't describe the flavor, I loved it. My husband declared these brownies to be as good as the sweet and salty brownies -- and that's pretty high praise, since it's hard to compete with salted caramel!
Recipe: "Milk Chocolate Malted Brownies with Chocolate Ganache" from Baked Occasions by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, recipe available here at Baked Sunday Mornings.
Previous Posts:
- "Be Sure to Eat Your Thai Ovaltine: Chocolate Rice Krispies Bars Topped with Ovaltine and Milk Chocolate Bavarian Cream," December 23, 2015.
- "Totally Amazeballs: Creole Brownies," January 9, 2013.
- "Baked Sunday Mornings: Spicy Brownies," December 9, 2012.
- "A Birthday Surprise: Bourbon Balls and Hazelnut Brownies," January 12, 2011.
- "Baked Sunday Mornings: the Sweet and Salty Brownie," December 5, 2010.
- "Quick Bites: Swedish Visiting Cake and The Baked Brownie," January 14, 2009.
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