Comments on: Smoke on the water(melon): Our smoked salt adventures with Caramel Brownies http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/ Hot Stuff from King Arthur's Hearth Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Amanda http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-16152 Amanda Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:10:43 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-16152 Wow these look really delicious. I'll definitely be making these! Wow these look really delicious. I’ll definitely be making these!

]]> By: Jeri Hurd http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15860 Jeri Hurd Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:19:48 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15860 I used some of the salt on the rosemary focaccia I made yesterday. Wow! It kicked it up to a whole different level of wonderful. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. <strong>OH, that sounds wonderful! I took to keeping the smoked salt in a jar on the kitchen table. I'll have to try it on focaccia soon. Thanks for sharing! ~ MaryJane </strong> I used some of the salt on the rosemary focaccia I made yesterday. Wow! It kicked it up to a whole different level of wonderful. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
OH, that sounds wonderful! I took to keeping the smoked salt in a jar on the kitchen table. I’ll have to try it on focaccia soon. Thanks for sharing! ~ MaryJane

]]> By: Brenda http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15492 Brenda Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:54:01 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15492 Where in The County do you live, Kate? My smoked salt is running low and it'll probably be a while before I'm back in Boston. (And about the only place I didn't look for it was in the marinade section). Where in The County do you live, Kate? My smoked salt is running low and it’ll probably be a while before I’m back in Boston. (And about the only place I didn’t look for it was in the marinade section).

]]> By: Kate http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15364 Kate Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:05:38 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15364 I made these for my students and, amazingly, had some left over for a potluck later on in the week. The caramel frosting didn't stay on the brownies too well (suggestions are welcome), but we made do. I couldn't find smokey salt way up here in northern Maine until it was too late (who knew I had to look in the marinade section of the store), but the kosher salt worked fine. I also had some smoked, salted almonds on hand and I just ground those up to add to the mix. Thank you for the go-to potluck dessert for 2009! I made these for my students and, amazingly, had some left over for a potluck later on in the week. The caramel frosting didn’t stay on the brownies too well (suggestions are welcome), but we made do.

I couldn’t find smokey salt way up here in northern Maine until it was too late (who knew I had to look in the marinade section of the store), but the kosher salt worked fine. I also had some smoked, salted almonds on hand and I just ground those up to add to the mix.

Thank you for the go-to potluck dessert for 2009!

]]> By: Lucy Price http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15280 Lucy Price Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:12:50 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15280 Bravo!!! I made a full pan of the brownies for the staff in my office, i supervise a college tutoring center. All the tutors have raved about them, and are sharing the website right and left. I used arbol chili salt and it was just fine. I really like the frosting. Also, i frosted them and cut them into pieces then put a chunk of almonds on top of each one. Made a single serving look really nice. I used sliced almonds and had no difficulty. More happy KA fans coming up! <strong>Hi Lucy, I'm so glad to hear the brownies were a success. I had thought about how nice an individual almond would look on a bite sized serving, so I'm glad you went the next step. Thanks for sharing! ~ MaryJane </strong> Bravo!!! I made a full pan of the brownies for the staff in my office, i supervise a college tutoring center. All the tutors have raved about them, and are sharing the website right and left. I used arbol chili salt and it was just fine. I really like the frosting. Also, i frosted them and cut them into pieces then put a chunk of almonds on top of each one. Made a single serving look really nice. I used sliced almonds and had no difficulty. More happy KA fans coming up!
Hi Lucy,
I’m so glad to hear the brownies were a success. I had thought about how nice an individual almond would look on a bite sized serving, so I’m glad you went the next step. Thanks for sharing! ~ MaryJane

]]> By: Nancy http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15224 Nancy Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:46:51 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15224 These are fabulous, the carmel is smooth the topping has the right amount of salty crunch and the smokieness is a wonderful touch. I'm going to use the smokey salt the next time I make truffles or fudge. <strong>Oh, man! I hadn't thought of using the smoked salt in fudge. Imagine a 1" square of fudge, with a sprinkling of the smoked salt and a drop of caramel on it, or smoked salt and white chocolate... time for more experiments! ~ MaryJane </strong> These are fabulous, the carmel is smooth the topping has the right amount of salty crunch and the smokieness is a wonderful touch. I’m going to use the smokey salt the next time I make truffles or fudge.
Oh, man! I hadn’t thought of using the smoked salt in fudge. Imagine a 1″ square of fudge, with a sprinkling of the smoked salt and a drop of caramel on it, or smoked salt and white chocolate… time for more experiments! ~ MaryJane

]]> By: Jen http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15188 Jen Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:04:55 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-15188 I tried making the caramel for the frosting twice. The first time it never melted and just burned. The second time, I got it to melt but only by whisking it the entire time (which is the opposite of any other caramel recipe). I then cooled it to lukewarm but in mixing the powdered sugar, the butter separated out again and the frosting was a mess of heavy dense caramel taffy and butter. <strong>Hi Jen, I'm sorry to hear this part of the recipe is giving you trouble. When you have browned the butter and added the brown sugar and salt, you should have a thin liquid, not a thick caramel. It will thicken some as you boil it, and a bit more when you add the milk, but it is definitely more liquid than solid. If you want to drop me an email with details, we can troubleshoot and then post the answer here. maryjane.robbins@kingarthurflour.com. I look forward to hearing from you. ~MaryJane </strong> I tried making the caramel for the frosting twice. The first time it never melted and just burned. The second time, I got it to melt but only by whisking it the entire time (which is the opposite of any other caramel recipe). I then cooled it to lukewarm but in mixing the powdered sugar, the butter separated out again and the frosting was a mess of heavy dense caramel taffy and butter.

Hi Jen,
I’m sorry to hear this part of the recipe is giving you trouble. When you have browned the butter and added the brown sugar and salt, you should have a thin liquid, not a thick caramel. It will thicken some as you boil it, and a bit more when you add the milk, but it is definitely more liquid than solid. If you want to drop me an email with details, we can troubleshoot and then post the answer here. maryjane.robbins@kingarthurflour.com. I look forward to hearing from you. ~MaryJane

]]> By: ladygoat http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-14962 ladygoat Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:58:51 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-14962 Oh, my god. I'm drooling right now! I was intrigued with just the idea of salt on fruit. But it turns out you have a much larger (and sweeter!) vision! Oh, my god. I’m drooling right now! I was intrigued with just the idea of salt on fruit. But it turns out you have a much larger (and sweeter!) vision!

]]> By: A J http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-14908 A J Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:32:20 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-14908 Oooh, this is sooo evil! You gave me the perfect idea for a new flavor for this years candy giveway/bake sale. Slabs of white chocolate topped with sweet and salty chocolate almond crunch. Must..make..a..test..batch..now! <strong>That sounds fantastic to me. How about a batch with a layer of caramel under the crunch? or drizzled on top? Sounds like I'm going to make some batches myself! ~ MaryJane </strong> Oooh, this is sooo evil! You gave me the perfect idea for
a new flavor for this years candy giveway/bake sale.
Slabs of white chocolate topped with sweet and salty
chocolate almond crunch. Must..make..a..test..batch..now!

That sounds fantastic to me. How about a batch with a layer of caramel under the crunch? or drizzled on top? Sounds like I’m going to make some batches myself! ~ MaryJane

]]> By: Laura Flowers http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-14898 Laura Flowers Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:24:32 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/06/13/smoke-on-the-watermelon-our-smoked-salt-adventures-with-caramel-brownies/#comment-14898 I found it! Thank-you Susan & Brenda for this fun new friendship. You were the friendly and comforting chocolate chip cookies I needed on this crazy information overloaded weekend. You're the best! Laura Flowers I found it! Thank-you Susan & Brenda for this fun new friendship. You were the friendly and comforting chocolate chip cookies I needed on this crazy information overloaded weekend. You’re the best!

Laura Flowers

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