Chocolate brownie muffins ( brownies /muffins de chocolate)

I had several recipes ready but it took me some time  start the posts, honestly it's hard  think what to talk about, maybe from here? of the current situation, of sorrows and distress, or  about Christmas that is so close and I love Christmas?

Although I am not normally depressed, it is hard to keep the spirit when you watch the news, when there are fires, looting and other things, how did this come about? I dont know.

Apart from praying, reading and baking (catharsis) I try to think about Christmas. Even in the most difficult times people celebrate Christmas, and I believe in God and the birth of Jesus, so I will try to take care of the Christmas spirit.

Well, apart from continuing to make jams (apricots are maturing) and I don't like to bury the fruit so that's what I'm in.
This recipe for "Brownie muffins" has the best of everything, it is a muffin with the taste of a brownie.

Thank you all for your mails, love and concern, hugs and  kisses to all !

Source :  Pretty, simple sweet 

Chocolate brownie muffins

Ingredients

4 oz /115 grams bittersweet chocolate (coarsely chopped)
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter cut into small pieces
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
pinch of salt
3 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Method



Preheat oven to 350 °/180°c . Line 12 muffins cups with liners, Set aside.
To make the brownies 
In a medium heatproof bowl, place chocolate and butter. Heat mixture in the microwave in 20 seconds intervals, stirring between each interval until melted. Alternatively, you can set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring occasionally.
In a small bowl sift flour, cocoa powder and salt. Set aside.

Using a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk eggs and sugar on high speed until thick and pale, about 4 minutes.Reduce speed to low and slowly add in chocolate mixture. Stop the mixer. Add flour mixture and fold using a rubber spatula just until combined.Do not overmix.

Divide batter between liners, filling them about 3/4 full.
Bake for 13 to 16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out with moist crumbs and not dry. Be careful not to overbake as this will make the brownies dry. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Allow muffins to cool completely on a wire rack.


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Brownie-muffins de chocolate

Pears and strawberry Crumble (Crumble de peras , almendras, coco y frutillas)

If you ask me right now  which season I like best, I would say it is autumn so far. 
Sincerely at this time I would be happy to be in Autumn and winter will come.

But we are at the end of spring and starting with a very hot summer ,  and   with all the problems we are living here  in our  country now   is very hard.
(Many fights here in many sites that is worry me)
You can go out one day and you do not know if there will be subway or buses.

 Or maybe you have an appointment with the kinesiologist and nobody tells you that he left earlier or that date was suspended, anyway.
And when you ask why happens this, all say but you know the times we are living. Im not agree with it.

In the middle of this I try to keep doing things like baking, reading and pray (like always reading is my my joy) And  I pray a lot by different reasons.
Please pray   for for our country  we need it.

 I made my first strawberry jam and I hope to make apricots jam soon.
And I  made this crumble a few weeks ago (time goes  very fast) and was delicious, pears and strawberries. 
If you like you  can do  with other fruit blends.(apples, raspberries, blueberries )

About these little roses, one day I went to downton and in the middle of chaos someone sell these little roses. I bring them to home, many times I didn't see these little roses.
My chilean grandmom always had these little roses.


Note: And thanks for be there always , many of you mail me.
And thanks by that, Hugs and love for all !!

Source  : Food to love (magazine)

Pears and strawberry crumble



Ingredients

5 pears peeled, cored, sliced
1/3 cup water
2  tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Crumble

2/3 cup plain flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
90 grams chopped butter
1/2 cup chopped waltnuts
1/2 cup dessicated coconut

Method

Preheat oven to 180°c  (350 °F)

In a saucepan, combine pears, water sugar and vanilla .
Stir over a low heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer uncovered for 4 to 5 minutrd until pears soften slightly. Remove from heat and mix berries through.

Crumble :
Sift flour into a medium bowl . Stir in sugar. Using yours fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadscrumbs. Stir nuts and coconut through.
Spoon fruit mixture into a 6 cups ceramic  baking dish kike this or other.

Sprinkle crumble mixture over.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until crumble is crip and golden. Serve with cream or ice cream

more roses

Crumble de peras, almendras, coco y frutillas