Hi Bold Bakers! 2022 is bringing a lot of new and exciting things around here and one of
those things is introducing you to other very talented bakers today i want to introduce you
to vetica from hot chocolate hits she has been running her youtube channel and website for 10
years since she was 14 years of age she is super talented and i love her recipes
because she pulls from her culture and her upbringing and that's what inspires her to bake
she just released her first cookbook that i wrote the forward for i'm excited for you guys
to meet her and let you know that she is going to guest host this episode and she's going to
share with you a very exclusive recipe check it out thanks so much gemma hi guys i'm super
excited to be guest hosting an episode of bigger bolder baking for you today i'm sharing with you
a recipe for dirty chai brownies so this is your favorite brownie super fudgy rich and chocolatey
but infused with a slightly unique flavor profile so if you're looking to step out of the ordinary
this new year and try something new this is the perfect recipe for you and before we get started
i just want to mention that the full printable recipe will be available on biggerbolderbaking.com
so you can just sit back relax and enjoy to start i have here some all-purpose flour
that i'm just adding to a small bowl along with some cocoa powder for a richer chocolate flavor
and a touch of salt to balance everything and now for our chai spices i just want to take a
minute to tell you a little bit more about the spices that are going into this recipe so i grew
up in an indian household in poland and i'm now living in the netherlands so i've had the unique
opportunity to sample three different flavors so in india masala chai is tea that's infused with
some spices such as ginger cardamom and cinnamon and i thought that it would be nice to bring
that combination of flavors to brownies and i was pleasantly surprised dirty chai is an element that
i was introduced to in the netherlands and that's just chai flavors but with the addition of coffee
and i love adding coffee to chocolate because it really has an ability to bring out the flavor
and the richness of chocolate so it was the final touch that took these to the next level
for simplicity and time's sake we're using ground versions of these spices so i have here
some ground cinnamon ground ginger ground cardamom ground cloves and some instant espresso powder add
those ingredients into the flour and cocoa mixture give it a quick whisk and then just set it aside
next i have here a small saucepan to which i'm adding in some unsalted butter and dark chocolate
make sure to use chocolate with at least 65 cacao solids we want to melt the chocolate so you want
to place it over a very low flame or over a double boiler so that it can melt completely
and just stir it every now and then you can also do this in the microwave
stirring after every 30 seconds or so or until the chocolate is nice and smooth and at that
point just take it off the heat and set it aside to cool completely in the meantime
i have here three eggs that i'm cracking into a large bowl like all the ingredients in this
recipe make sure the eggs are at room temperature because this keeps the batter from separating
next i have here some demerara sugar which is essentially a less refined coarser version of
brown sugar and more easily available in poland where i am at the moment but you can easily
replace this with packed brown sugar granulated sugar or a combination of the two tumble the
sugar into the eggs and we're gonna beat these ingredients together for a good 10 to 15 minutes
till it's nice and thick and doubled in volume i like to do this step with a whisk by hand
it takes about 10 to 15 minutes but feel free to use an electric mixer to speed up the process
now we need to beat the eggs for several reasons first it gives the brownies a little
height especially since we're adding very little flour and no leavening agents it's nice to do this
second if the sugar dissolves properly into the eggs it gives the brownies that nice crackly crust
that you know and love what you're looking for is a mask that's doubled in volume it should be very
light in color and if you lift the whisk or the beaters up the mixture should fall in a ribbon
and you can see that the ribbon is still visible for about one to two seconds
after it falls back into the batter so that's done and once that chocolate has cooled down you
can pour it into the egg mixture and just watch it transform into a luxurious chocolatey mass
be patient it does require a little bit of elbow grease but it's worth the result
now we can toss in the dry ingredients that we had prepared earlier slowly fold everything together
until it's completely mixed through now make sure to scrape well down the sides of the bowl
and now for some add-ins i'm throwing in chopped chocolate i like a combination of
milk and dark chocolate i also like to add in some walnuts for a nice crunch i love nuts and
brownies but feel free to omit them if you prefer otherwise and we are finally ready to bake so i
have here a nine inch square baking tin that's 22 centimeters that i've lined with parchment paper
so just spread the batter as best as you can getting all of those corners
bake the brownies at 350 degrees fahrenheit or 180 degrees celsius for around 25 minutes
or until a toothpick comes out clean with a few damp crumbs so while the brownies are baking i
thought i would tell you a little bit more about hot chocolate hits so i started hot chocolate hits
when i was 14 and it was a way for me to share my passion for baking and cooking it's still a
hobby of mine so i'm doing this on the side of a full-time study in law but it's something that i
like to keep alive as much as i can so recently i was given the opportunity to write a cookbook
which has just released the cookbook is called 52 weeks 52 sweets and for every week of the
year you have a new dessert recipe so these are a collection of recipes that i've really built
over time and i'm really excited about this product so if you're enjoying this dirty chai
brownie recipe i'm sure you love all the recipes that i have in my cookbook i really
hope that you'll check it out you can find out more about it on hot chocolate hits dot com
the brownies have finished baking now they're out of the oven and i've actually let them cool
to room temperature so that they'll be easier to cut and using a sharp knife cut them into squares
i do 16 squares per batch now if you can see these have a shiny crinkly top
they're dark rich speckled with those nuts and chocolate and for an extra indulgent treat you
can stack some of the brownies and serve with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream and maybe
some chocolate sauce and you can taste very mild flavoring of those spices which just adds a little
something extra to these the perfect treat for all occasions thanks so much for watching guys
i really hope you enjoyed learning how to make this dirty chai brownie recipe if you'd like to
see more recipes like this you can actually follow me on my blog at hot chocolate hits
you can also follow me on instagram and facebook i'm at hot chocolate hits or subscribe to me here
on youtube now the full recipe for these brownies will be available on biggerbolderbaking.com
and i wish you a very happy new year and happy baking i hope you enjoyed today's video and
learned something new as always the written recipe can be found on biggerbolderbaking.com
and for those of you who don't know the bold baking academy is up and running so you're
definitely going to want to check that out i'll see you guys back here again really soon