Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Negresa cu cireșe (Cherry Brownies)

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          Luna aceasta provocarea "Dulce Romanie" a fost gazduita de draguta de Antonina, care a propus ca ingrediente principale menta si cireșele. Cum eu nu sunt fan prea mare al mentei, decat in ceai si alte cateva bauturi, am ales sa fac ceva delicios si anume negresa cu cireșe cu care sa particip la provocare. Cred ca este o dulcegarie minunata care scoate in relief foarte tare aroma cireșelor dulci, iar in combinatie cu ciocolata este fantastica!
         Am cautat pe net retete pentru brownie si cea care mi-a placut cel mai mult a fost cea vazuta la Clipe dulci si parfumate, arata spectaculos! Negresa mi-a iesit superb, desi o idee mai amara decat mi-ar fi placut, am fost atat de concentrata la reteta, incat am uitat sa verific cat de dulce e inainte sa o pun la cuptor, dar lasand la o parte asta a fost delicioasa, ciocolatoasa si aromata exact cum trebuie sa fie, un desert pacatos! Mirosul din casa era to die for, nu alta, iar atunci cand imbuci din ea, papilele gustative sunt inundate de combinatia de arome dintre ciocolata si cireșe, mmmm, divin! pentru cei care iubiti ciocolata este un MUST sa incercati reteta!
         This month Romania's "Sweet Challenge" was hosted by Antonina, who chose Mint and Cherries as main ingredients. Since I'm not a huge fan of Mint, other than maybe tea and a couple more drinks, I chose to use Cherries to make a Cherry Brownie for this challenge. I think it's a wonderful dessert which brings out the flavour from the sweet cherries, and combined with chocolate it's fantastic!
         I've been browsing the web for a brownie recipe and I found one that I liked most at Clipe dulci si parfumate, it looks spectacular! My Cherry Brownie turned out beautifully, though a little more bitter than I wanted it, I was so concentrated following the recipe that I forgot to taste the batter before I placed it in the oven, but besides that it was delicious, with lots of chocolate as it should be, a sinful dessert! The smell was to die for, and the moment you took a bite, your taste buds were flooded with the combination of flavors between chocolate and cherries, mmmmm, divine! for those of you who love chocolate this recipe is a MUST!


Ingrediente/Ingredients:      


120 g unt la temp camerei/120 g butter at room temp
150 g faina/150 g all purpose flour
150 g zahar/150 g sugar
3 oua/3 eggs
200 g iaurt simplu sau cu cireșe/200 g plain or cherry yogurt
4 linguri cacao/4 tablespoons with cocoa
100 g ciocolata neagra taiata bucatele/100 g chopped dark chocolate
300 g cireșe fara samburi/300 g pitted cherries
1/2 lta praf de copt/1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
1 vf de sare/1 pinch of salt
  
Cum se face/How it's made:  


Nota:   Pentru o negresa delicioasa, va recomand sa folositi cacao de calitate foarte buna (eu aveam de la Hersheys) si ciocolata de minim 70% continut de cacao. Daca vreti sa aiba un gust mai dulce si nu usor amarui, va recomand sa folositi ciocolata cu lapte in loc de ciocolata neagra, cu mentiunea ca va fi mai deschisa la culoare desigur.
Note:   For a delicious brownie I recommend you use good quality cocoa (I had Hersheys) and chocolate with minimum 70% cocoa. If you prefer a sweeter brownie not bitter-sweet, I recommend you replace the dark chocolate with milk chocolate, with the note that the color will be lighter obvious.


Mai intai spalam foarte bine ciresele si le scoatem samburii (eu am avut unealta pt asta)
We first wash the cherries and remove the pit of each cherry with a cherry pitter.




Intr-un bol mare, amestecam untul aflat la temperatura camerei cu zaharul, pana devine ca o crema si incorporam treptat galbenusurile.
In a large bowl we mix the butter with the sugar until we obtain a smooth cream and we slowly add the yolks in one at a time.


       
Adaugam iaurtul, in cazul meu iaurt de cireșe si amestecam.
We add the yogurt, in my case cherry yogurt and we mix.




Intr-un bol separat combinam faina cu cacao, praf de copt si sare si incorporam treptat ingredientele uscate la compozitia de unt.
In a separate bowl we combine the flour with the cocoa, salt and baking powder and we gently fold the dry ingredients in the butter mixture.          




Adaugam ciocolata taiata bucati iar apoi albusurile batute spuma, incorporand usor (era sa uit de ciocolata :)))
We add the chopped chocolate and after that the whipped egg whites slowly folding them in the mixture (I almost forgot about the chocolate :))0



Tapetam o tava cu unt si faina si intindem frumos compozitia de negresa.(tava mea are 33x22 cm) si adaugam ciresele scurse de zeama si fara samburi.
We grease and flour a baking pan and we spread the brownie batter evenly.(my pan is 33x22 cm) and we add the drained and pitted cherries.




Introducem in cuptorul preincalzit la 175 grade pentru 25-30 minute (eu am lasat doar 22 minute), cu mentiunea ca negresa nu trebuie lasata mult in cuptor sa nu se usuce; e gata cand introduceti o scobitoare in mijloc si iese fara aluat pe ea, dar totusi umeda.
We place the pan in the preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes (I left it for 22 min), with the note that the brownie doesn't have to stay in the oven too much, because it gets dry; it's ready when a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out without any batter on it, but still moist.




O scoatem din cuptor, o lasam sa se raceasca pe un gratar si o taiem dreptunghiuri.
We remove it from the oven, we let it cool down on a rack and we slice it in rectangle cuts.




Delicios, o sa va lingeti pe degete!
Delicious, you'll lick your fingers!



Checul este umed, ciocolatos si aromat la maxim!
The brownie is moist, packed with melted chocolate and lots of flavour!         



Si acum atacam!!! Bon appetit mes amis!
And now we attack!!! Bon appetit mes amis!


                        

40 comments:

  1. Alina daca ai stii cata pofta ai trezit in mine de negrese.. N-am mai mancat de mai bine de 1 an.. :)) Arata rau de bine!! cat de frumos ai aranjat ciresele acolo... exact ca o cireasa de pe 'tort".. Te pup Alina.. si-ti multumesc frumos pentru participare..

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  2. vai tu Alina cum ma faci sa salivez aici in fata calculatorului

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  3. Cherries and chocolate are my favorite flavors right now. Ok, maybe all year round :) Your brownies looks spectacular!

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  4. Arata minunat!... Trebuie sa o incerc si eu!

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  5. Antonina, asta era si scopul, sa tentez lumea la maxim :))) multumesc pentru provocare, nu cred ca as fi incercat negresa cu cireșe altfel!

    Marci, ai grija, ca asta are calorii o tona :))

    Nancy, I love cherries and chocolate as well, and combined they're even more delicious :) I remember how much I used to love back home those small pralines with cherries inside, mmmm !!!

    Felis, multumesc, sa stii ca sunt o bunatate, doar sa ai grija la ce fel de ciocolata pui :) Pupici!

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  6. Cherries and chocolate, now that is one super combination! Looks amazing, I can just imagine biting into one of those beauties!

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  7. Cat de buna trebuie sa fie!!!O combinatie excelenta,felicitari Alina,arata minunat!Te pup!

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  8. Desi nu prea ma atragea pana de curand, am aflat din proprie experienta ca ciresele si ciocolata fac casa buna :) Cu cat mai multa ciocolata cu atat mai bine :)) Bine ca ai avut aparat de scos samburii, eu m-am stropit si pe fata si pe maini, si prin toata bucataria incercand sa scot samburii, asa ca mi-am comandat si eu unul :)

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  9. Mama Alina cu ce ma incanti de dimineata! Cu aceste negrese <>, ma faci sa dau drumul la cuptor pe caldurile astea:)) dar cu siguranta am sa dau drumul iar pozele sunt super! Te puup!

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  10. Heloo :) azi dimineata cand m-am trezit pe masa din bucatarie ma astepta o plasa plina cu cirese care aratau foarte bine; acum stiu la ce sa le folosesc :)) Ana

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  11. Nothing like chocolate and cherries. This looks divine, thanks for sharing.

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  12. Carol, one bite is all you need :) Thank you for your visit!

    Flory, multam mult, ma bucur ca iti plac!

    Miha, chiar imi place foarte mult combinatia, mai ales in Cherry Garcia ice cream!!! aparat, nu chiar, mi-am luat un cherry pitter banal ca sa nu ma chinui...Pupici!

    Adela, ai grija la calorii, astea sunt niste bombe, dar la cat sunt de bune uiti de toate oricum :)) Pupici!

    Ana, sa nu utii sa vii sa-mi spui cum ti-au iesit, vezi sa ai grija la tipul de ciocolata, am scris in postare :) Te pup si sper sa-ti placa!

    Tina, I'm happy you like them :) Thank you for stopping by!

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  13. Alina, the brownies look so beautiful with the cherries on top. I am thinking that is such a great combination...love that first picture:)!
    Hope you are having a lovely week!

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  14. Thank you Ellie, they're delicious and addictive :) Have a great week as well!

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  15. Da, am folosit ciocolata neagra amara ca sa mearga mana-n mana cu ciresele :P si a iesit super buna praji, de fapt super bun ca eu l-am pus in forma pt. tort; f buna reteta si extrem de simpla, si nici la cuptor nu tre sa stea mult pupici Ana

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  16. Ana, esti o dulce!!! ce ma bucur ca ti-a placut, secretul la prajitura asta e sa o lasi cat de putin posibil in cuptor ca sa ramana umeda! Felicitari si iti multumesc ca incerci retetele mele, nu stii cat de mult ma bucur! Pupici harnicuto!

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  17. I love cherries and chocolate, oh, I think you already know is one of my weaknesses. Your cherry brownie looks amazing. Thanks for sharing Alina

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  18. I'm happy you like my brownies Roxana :) XoXo

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  19. You're just killing me with these chocolate cherry brownie bars! The picture of the batter just before it goes into the oven is the best. I don't have a cherry pitter but pit my cherries by pushing a sturdy straw through them ;-). It's quite handy!

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  20. These brownies are the best really! cherries make them even more flavourful and sweet! I bought a simple cherry pitter to pit the cherries, otherwise it's a nightmare :))

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  21. I seldom come across a recipe that combines chocolate and cherries so well... These brownies are just the best :-)

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  22. Thank you Pam!

    Kris, these brownies are perfect for chocolate lovers, and cherries just complement them! Thank you for your lovely visit!

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  23. Alina, I was here previously, trying to leave a comment, but the photos wouldn't load for me, so I had to try again. I couldn't miss seeing the photographs that accompanied the awesome recipe, and how.

    The dark cherries and chocolate chunks have taken the classic brownie to a whole new level!

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  24. Marysol, I've noticed that Blogger has some issues lately, I couldn't see some photos and I tried upload them again, and then I just uploaded from my computer, I have no idea what's the problem, but I'm happy you returned! these brownies are really delicious with cherries, you won't be sorry if you try these :) Thank you so much for your patience with the photos and hope you have a great weekend!

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  25. Arata foarte bine negressa!Si ce frumos ai aranjat ciresele! :)
    Pupici!

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  26. Multumesc Maya! Ma bucur ca iti place, are un gust deosebit :) XoXo

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  27. Heloo...am lasat prajitura vreo 2 zile la frigider (de fapt ce a mai ramas din ea adica vreo 2 felii) si era mult mai buna; aromele sau amestecat toate, blatul era foarte pufos, ciresele erau moi si siropoase iar ciocolata intarita de tot; a avut un gust deosebit, mult mai bun; Ana

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  28. Asa e Ana, dupa cateva zile negresa e si mai buna! bine ca au mai ramas 2 felii ca sa poti observa cum se comporta negresa :) Apreciez feedback-ul de la tine foarte mult! Te pup si iti doresc un weekend superb!

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  29. Multumesc Michelle, sunt tare bune sa stii! Pupici si mersi de vizita, te mai astept pe la mine :)

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  30. Helo! Oare cu ce fructe de sezon as putea inlocui ciresele? ca sunt tentata sa o mai incerc odata :D nu de alta da e foarte buna!! Ana

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  31. Ana, of, doar acum am vazut mesajul tau...poti inlocui foarte bine cu caise sau piersici sau de ce nu prune...eventual te poti uita pe link-ul pe care l-am pus, e putin diferit modul de a prepara si mai adecvat as zice pentru caise sau piersici...sper sa fie la fel de bun si cu alte fructe! sa-mi zici care ti-a placut daca incerci :) Pupici!

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