Black Pepper in the Brownies?

Well, i was so curious not knowing if my recipe was legit or not so i googled and also queried at http://ask.com/
I was surprised to find several brownie and cookie recipes with pepper in them. I also saw one with chili powder, cayenne pepper, and another with spinach.   What the heck!   Who knew of such craziness going on in the world!

But now that i think about it i can understand the pepper, a little, i think. Not sure if i want to try them, not today anyway. But i bet it gives a sharp little punch that might actually go with chocolate.

Oh, and one i saw had the pepper sprinkled on top before baking! Now thats just real crazy.
Another had sea salt and i can go with that.
Anyhow, these recipes are both a little different from the original recipe i had seen, just basically slightly different amounts of flour and sugar and both are untried by me.



Black Pepper Brownies


9 x 13" pan   300º 45 minutes


4oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 C butter
2 C sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp almond flavoring
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground black pepper
4 lg. eggs
1 C + 1 TBS flour
1 C chopped pecans

I didn't keep the method - and stupidly forget to get the address but you know the routine  on how to mix the batter.



Heres another black pepper brownie recipe that sounds good too

Black Russian Brownies

9 x 13" pan   350º  25 mins.

4 sqs. unsweetened chocolate
1 C butter
3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
4 eggs lightly beaten
1  1/2 C sugar
1  1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3 C Kahlua
2 TBS vodka
1  1/3 C flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 C chopped walnuts

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Question of the day - Is this ingredient a mistake in my Brownie recipe - 1 tsp. ground black pepper?

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