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About These Ube Brownies

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Why You Ought to Make The Recipe

Listed here are all the explanations to make these chewy and fudgy ube brownies:

The recipe makes use of ube, a Filipino ingredient and taste that’s at the moment “trending” and gaining popularity in every single place.

The New York Times recently released its predictions for what we will eat in 2023, and included ube!

In case you’re unfamilar with ube, take a look at this weblog put up during which I deep-dive into this widespread Filipino ingredient usually utilized in Asian desserts. I reply incessantly requested questions like “What does ube style like?” and “The place do I purchase ube?” As a Filipino, I’ve been consuming ube all my life and am excited to see it change into extra commonplace!

The recipe comes collectively by hand rapidly—no stand mixer required!

You don’t want a stand mixer or some other specialty baking gear to make these brownies! They arrive collectively by hand, with only a few bowls, a whisk, and a spatula.

The ube brownies retailer nicely.

As a result of they’re so fudgy, these ube brownies keep recent and moist for days. In reality, I like them finest the day after they’re made. Why? In a single day, the ube flavors actually develop and stand out. That is vital as a result of ube could be a fairly delicate taste. In a single day, you possibly can actually style ube’s delicate pistachio and vanilla flavors in these bars!

Elements and Substitutions

Now that I’ve satisfied you to make these ube brownies, right here’s every little thing you must make the recipe:

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• unsalted butter
• white chocolate
• ube halaya jam
• giant eggs
• ube extract
• granulated sugar
• mild brown sugar
• all-purpose flour
• kosher salt

And let’s speak about some key elements and potential substitutions:

How To Make Ube Brownies

Listed here are the fundamental steps to make these scrumptious ube brownies from scratch:

1. Prep the elements for the ube brownies. (Prep Time: 10 minutes)
   When chopping the white chocolate, be certain to comply with the recipe directions to cut it into smaller ¼- to ½-inch items. Any bigger than that, and also you’ll have a tough time melting the white chocolate. Take a look at the reference images beneath to see what your chopped chocolate ought to appear to be!
2. Soften the butter and white chocolate. (Work Time: 5 to 10 minutes)
   White chocolate tends to scorch simply and seize if the items are too giant and/or the warmth supply is ready too excessive. In case you’re inexperienced with working with white chocolate, err on the facet of warning. Cook dinner the chocolate and butter over medium-low warmth as a substitute of medium. Though it’s going to take longer to soften the elements, the gentler warmth will assist stop any potential points.
3. Combine the elements to make the ube brownie batter. (Work Time: 5 minutes)
4. Bake the brownies. (Bake Time: half-hour)

Reference Images

The recipe instructs you to cut your chocolate into smaller ¼- to ½-inch items:

The brownie batter shall be a thick, vibrant purple after you’ve combined collectively all of the elements. It is going to be a little bit thicker than cake batter, with a texture extra just like cookie dough:

Recipe Troubleshooting and FAQ

FAQ: Troubleshooting Frequent Errors and Cooking Errors

Assist! My brownie batter got here out lumpy. What did I do flawed?

This recipe instructs you to pour melted white chocolate and butter into a mix of eggs and sugar. If the melted chocolate and butter is simply too sizzling, it could possibly doubtlessly scramble the eggs, inflicting a lumpy batter and dangerous brownies!

To stop this from occurring, soften the white chocolate and butter first. Set it apart on a wire rack to chill barely when you prep the remainder of the elements. It will give the melted chocolate and butter sufficient time to chill barely. If you wish to be further secure, pour the melted chocolate and butter right into a separate bowl than the pan or bowl it was melted in, too. Doing so will assist the combination cool quicker!

The perfect temperature of the melted chocolate and butter shall be just like that of a heat bathtub. Dip your finger in it—it ought to really feel heat and cozy like a sizzling bathtub. It shouldn’t burn or scald you!

Assist! My brownies don’t have the shiny paper crinkle prime like yours do. What did I do flawed?

It’s doubtless that you simply both:

a) used an excessive amount of flour
b) used too little sugar
c) baked the brownies for too lengthy and/or used the flawed sort of pan to make them

First, let’s speak about measuring elements. Lots of people don’t have the fitting method when utilizing measuring cups. It’s simple to make use of an excessive amount of flour when utilizing quantity measures. Don’t use the measuring cup to scoop the flour within the bag and pack it down into the cup. As an alternative, set the measuring cup on the counter after which spoon the dry elements into it. As soon as it’s fashioned a small mound, don’t pack it down. Use a butter knife or bench scraper to stage it off.

Whereas this system works finest for elements like flour, you’ll have to do the precise reverse for measuring brown sugar. Spoon the brown sugar into the measuring cup or tablespoon. As soon as it’s fashioned a small mound, pack it down, then add extra brown sugar till it’s stage with the highest of the measuring cup.

Subsequent, for those who used the strategies above OR used weight measures (which I all the time advocate, because you received’t have to fuss with the strategies I simply outlined) and are STILL experiencing points, it’s doubtless that the brownies had been overbaked. Take a look at the FAQ above on why it’s best to all the time use a steel pan when baking brownies, in addition to the baker’s notes beneath on the right way to take a look at brownies for doneness.

Assist! My brownies got here out robust. What did I do flawed?

It’s doubtless that you simply both a) overmixed the batter or b) baked the brownies for too lengthy and/or used the flawed sort of pan to make them.

When mixing the dry elements into the remainder of the batter, merely combine simply till the flour disappears! In case you combine past that, your brownies will come out dense and hard. I’ll legit cry for you.

In case you’re satisfied you didn’t overmix the batter, it’s doubtless that you simply overbaked them. First, be certain to make use of a steel pan when baking brownies. Glass pans are inclined to overbake brownies!

Lastly, when testing for doneness, stick a skewer within the useless middle of the brownies. Pull it out—it ought to nonetheless have a number of crumbs hooked up. If it’s moist with batter, the brownies nonetheless want extra time. If the skewer is totally dry, uh-oh! You’ve overbaked the brownies.

FAQ: How To Retailer Ube Brownies

How To Retailer Ube Brownies

The ube brownies will be saved in an hermetic container or zip-top bag at room temperature for as much as 3 days.

Are you able to freeze ube brownies?

Sure! You may freeze the baked ube brownies.

To freeze the ube brownies, individually wrap any leftover bars in two layers of plastic wrap, then a layer of aluminum foil. The aluminum foil will stop the bars from absorbing some other flavors or odors within the freezer. Freeze for as much as 3 months.

When able to serve, switch to the fridge to thaw in a single day. You may eat the brownies straight from the fridge, or rewarmed within the microwave.

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Ube Brownies Recipe

yield: 16 brownies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Work Time: 10 minutes

Bake Time: 30 minutes

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Elements

• ½ cup (1 stick or 4 ounces or 113 grams) unsalted butter, reduce into 1-inch cubes
• 4 ounces (113 grams) white chocolate, finely chopped into ¼- and ½-inch items
• ½ cup (4 ounces or 113 grams) ube halaya jam
• 1 giant egg, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons ube extract
• 1 cup (7 ounces or 198 grams) granulated sugar
• ¼ cup tightly packed (1.75 ounces or 50 grams) mild brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups (6.75 ounces or 191 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

• Prep the oven and baking pan. Place a rack within the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Flippantly spray an 8-inch sq. pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on every of the pan’s sides. Spray the parchment paper, too.

• Soften the butter and white chocolate for the batter. Place the butter and white chocolate within the prime pan of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan crammed with a number of inches of simmering water (ensure the underside of the bowl doesn’t contact the water).Cook dinner over medium warmth, utilizing a heatproof rubber spatula to stir the combination and scrape the perimeters of the bowl often, till the chocolate and butter have melted and mixed, about 5 minutes. Take away the pan or bowl from warmth and set on a wire rack to let the chocolate combination cool barely when you prep the opposite elements.

• Whisk the ube jam, egg, and extract, then whisk within the sugars and chocolate combination. In a big bowl, whisk collectively the ube jam, egg, and extract till mixed. Whisk the sugars in one after the other, then slowly pour within the chocolate combination, whisking constantly whereas doing so till fully mixed.

• Combine within the dry elements. As soon as the chocolate combination is mixed, use the rubber spatula to scrape down the whisk and the underside and sides of the bowl. Sprinkle the flour and salt over the batter suddenly and use a rubber spatula to combine by hand till simply mixed.

• Assemble the brownies. Pour the batter into the ready pan and use an offset spatula to unfold it evenly throughout the pan and easy the highest.
• Bake the brownies. Bake for half-hour, or till a skewer inserted into the middle of the brownies comes out with a number of crumbs hooked up. Cool fully on a wire rack earlier than slicing.
• Serve and retailer. Run a butter knife or the offset spatula alongside the perimeters of the pan and use the overhanging parchment as handles to elevate the brownies out of the pan and onto a reducing board. Slice into 2-inch squares and serve.The brownies will be saved in an hermetic container or zip-top bag at room temperature for as much as 3 days.

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