Brownies and Broomsticks (A Magical Bakery Mystery)
by Bailey Cates | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0451236637 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0451236637 Global Overview for this book
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
Book includes recipes for Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies and Cheddar-Sage Scones that both sound delicious!
NOTE: I have posted the recipe for the Brownies (exactly as written in the book) below the list of Challenges. There are two listings for vanilla...and that is correct. ENJOY!
From the back cover...
Katie Lightfoot's tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah's quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees.
While working at the Honeybee Bakery—named after Lucy's cat—Katie notices that her aunt is adding mysterious herbs to her recipes. Turns out these herbal enhancements aren't just tasty—Aunt Lucy is a witch and her recipes are actually spells!
When a curmudgeonly customer is murdered outside the Honeybee Bakery, Uncle Ben becomes the prime suspect. With the help of handsome journalist Steve Dawes, charming firefighter Declan McCarthy, and a few spells, Katie and Aunt Lucy stir up some toil and trouble to clear Ben's name and find the real killer...
A Multiple Challenge Wild Release at Hope Women's Center http://www.hopewomenscenter.org/ for:
1. BROWNIES (Recipe below for you!) and BAKERY...October 2015 Ultimate (jumpingin) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/524190
2. BROOMSTICKS and MAGIC...Spook-tacular Halloween (solittletime) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/523584
3. (38) Let's Play Scrabble (zbird) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/522206
4. Shelter/Pantry/Kitchen (solittletime) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/506455
5. 3 every week for 2015 (hyphen8) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/515073
PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL BROWNIES
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour a 9x13" baking pan.
Mix together the peanut butter, butter, confectioner's sugar and vanilla extract. Set aside.
Combine cocoa powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add 1/3 cup of the vegetable oil and mix together thoroughly. Add boiling water and stir until mixture thickens. Add the rest of the vegetable oil, eggs and sugar and stir until smooth. Mix in flour, vanilla and salt until thoroughly blended. Pour brownie batter into the prepared baking pan.
Drizzle peanut butter mixture over brownie batter. Using a knife, cut through the topping and batter to create a marbled effect.
Bake 35-40 minutes, or until brownies are set in the middle and peanut-butter-swirl topping begins to puff slightly. Allow to cool in pan before cutting.
NOTE: I have posted the recipe for the Brownies (exactly as written in the book) below the list of Challenges. There are two listings for vanilla...and that is correct. ENJOY!
From the back cover...
Katie Lightfoot's tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah's quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees.
While working at the Honeybee Bakery—named after Lucy's cat—Katie notices that her aunt is adding mysterious herbs to her recipes. Turns out these herbal enhancements aren't just tasty—Aunt Lucy is a witch and her recipes are actually spells!
When a curmudgeonly customer is murdered outside the Honeybee Bakery, Uncle Ben becomes the prime suspect. With the help of handsome journalist Steve Dawes, charming firefighter Declan McCarthy, and a few spells, Katie and Aunt Lucy stir up some toil and trouble to clear Ben's name and find the real killer...
A Multiple Challenge Wild Release at Hope Women's Center http://www.hopewomenscenter.org/ for:
1. BROWNIES (Recipe below for you!) and BAKERY...October 2015 Ultimate (jumpingin) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/524190
2. BROOMSTICKS and MAGIC...Spook-tacular Halloween (solittletime) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/523584
3. (38) Let's Play Scrabble (zbird) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/522206
4. Shelter/Pantry/Kitchen (solittletime) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/506455
5. 3 every week for 2015 (hyphen8) http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/23/515073
PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL BROWNIES
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour a 9x13" baking pan.
Mix together the peanut butter, butter, confectioner's sugar and vanilla extract. Set aside.
Combine cocoa powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add 1/3 cup of the vegetable oil and mix together thoroughly. Add boiling water and stir until mixture thickens. Add the rest of the vegetable oil, eggs and sugar and stir until smooth. Mix in flour, vanilla and salt until thoroughly blended. Pour brownie batter into the prepared baking pan.
Drizzle peanut butter mixture over brownie batter. Using a knife, cut through the topping and batter to create a marbled effect.
Bake 35-40 minutes, or until brownies are set in the middle and peanut-butter-swirl topping begins to puff slightly. Allow to cool in pan before cutting.
Journal Entry 2 by BOOKWORMINUSALL at Hope Women's Center On North Ironwood Drive in Apache Junction, Arizona USA on Friday, October 2, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (10/2/2015 UTC) at Hope Women's Center On North Ironwood Drive in Apache Junction, Arizona USA
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