Lynns Sick Brownies Bites Valerie Bertinelli Recipe 445

LYNN'S "SICK" BROWNIES BITES (VALERIE BERTINELLI) RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Combine the graham crackers, coconut, walnuts, condensed milk, chocolate chips and salt in a medium bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press to the edges. Bake until the chocolate melts and the top is golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir the hot mixture in the pan until the chocolate is incorporated throughout. Press back out to the edges and set aside until cool enough to handle. Spread the confectioners' sugar on a dinner plate. Scoop out the brownie mixture by the tablespoon and shape into balls. While still warm, roll each ball in the sugar to coat. The bonbons will keep, tightly covered, for 2 days. Adapted from "One Dish at a Time: Delicious Recipes from My Italian-American Childhood and Beyond" by Valerie Bertinelli (c) Rodale 2012. Provided courtesy of Valerie Bertinelli. All rights reserved. Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/valerie-bertinelli/lynns-sick-brownies-bites.html?oc=linkback

SERIOUSLY GOOD SAUSAGE BITES, VALERIE BERTINELLI'S RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Directions Preheat the oven to 400F and arrange the racks in the upper and lower third of the oven. Coat two baking sheets with the cooking spray. Cook the sausage in a medium skillet over medium high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through and no pink remains. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Combine the flour and butter in a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some larger chunks of butter remaining. Drizzle in the buttermilk and tabasco and pulse just until the dough comes together. Turn the dough out into a large bowl and fold in the sausage and cheese. Using two spoons, shape the dough into walnut-size balls and drop on to the baking sheets. Bake, switching and rotating the pans halfway through baking until golden and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then use a spatula to remove and transfer to a platter. Bake the remaining sausage bites in the same manner. Preheat the oven to 400F and arrange the racks in the upper and lower third of the oven. Coat two baking sheets with the cooking spray. Cook the sausage in a medium skillet over medium high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through and no pink remains. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Combine the flour and butter in a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some larger chunks of butter remaining. Drizzle in the buttermilk and tabasco and pulse just until the dough comes together. Turn the dough out into a large bowl and fold in the sausage and cheese. Using two spoons, shape the dough into walnut-size balls and drop on to the baking sheets. Bake, switching and rotating the pans halfway through baking until golden and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then use a spatula to remove and transfer to a platter. Bake the remaining sausage bites in the same manner.

DELICIOUS BROWNIE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 mini muffin tins.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and vanilla extract, in that order; beat until well blended. Add flour and baking powder. Beat slowly, gradually picking up speed until batter is smooth. Fold in pecans and peanut butter chips. Divide batter among mini muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Let brownies cool for 10 minutes. Drizzle caramel syrup on top.