This recipe is from this year's February "Martha Stewart Living" magazine, with only minor adjustments to make it easy for those of us who rock the "bring your own bag, bring your own quarter" awesomeness that is shopping at Aldi.
Honey Blondies
1 stick unsalted
butter
1 ¼ cups
all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
½ cup honey (we used "Organic Wildflower" honey)
¾ cup packed
light-brown sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
extract
1 teaspoon coarse
salt
4 ounces baking semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup walnuts or
pecans
1. Preheat oven to
350. Spray pan, then coat with flour, tapping out excess. (The original recipe suggests using parchment paper, but I haven't had any problems getting the final product out at the end using this method alone)
2. Melt butter and
honey in a saucepan. Stir in brown sugar.
3. Transfer the hot mixture to
a bowl, then stir in egg and vanilla. Add flour and salt.
4.Let the
mixture cool down for about 30 minutes, then mix the chocolate and nuts in. Spread batter in your prepared pan.
5. Bake for 30
minutes. Let the pan set for a while before removing and cutting into
squares.
Or whatever shape you can cut them into... I just have a lot of circular pans!
4. Put them in your
belly, nom nom nom.
My husband was less
than impressed with the first one he ate... then I saw him sneak a
second. When I saw him eat his third a few hours later, he told me
they were amazing. I agree.
The original recipie calls for dark baking chocolate, which would be delicious, I'm sure, but that's not a typical Aldi product, which is why we made the switch.
I put one batch in the freezer, and I'll update this post to let you know if they freeze and thaw well. If so... game changer. I can picture myself always having a batch of these on hand in case of an emergency... or a last minute party or get together.
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