Cinnamon Blondies

I am a huge fan of one bowl recipes - anything that minimizes the dreaded dishes is fine by me. While these blondies do need more than one bowl, they are extremely to make and require minimal dishes.

These blondies (which are like brownies but without the chocolate) don't rise much while baking, so they are quite dense. The cinnamon adds a nice twist to these caramely blondies, but I think that they're still a bit bland. I think next time I make these I'll use more cinnamon, and add a bit of cardamom to see if that adds a bit more depth of flavor.

Because these don't really brown, it can be hard to tell when they are done. It is important not to overcook them, as they continue to set after being pulled out of the oven. I tend to press gently on the top of the blondies, and if they are firmish to the touch then I pull them out.

Sorry about the photo quality - can't seem to find my camera so I had to take this on my phone! I'll put up another photo next time I make these.

Cinnamon Blondies

1 cup flour

1/8 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

7 tblsp butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanila

3/4 cup pecans, chopped and toasted

Topping

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350F/ 175C. Either butter an 8x8 dish or line it with baking paper.

Whisk the flour, salt, and cinnamon together in a medium sized bowl.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter with sugar. Add the egg and vanilla, stirring till smooth.

Add half of the dry ingredients, stir until smooth, and then add the rest of the dry ingredients.

Mix in the pecans.

Spread the batter into the baking dish - it will be a little bit gloopy so be careful to avoid getting any on the sides. Sprinkle the topping mixture evenly across the batter.

Bake for 20-25 minutes. The blondies may appear underdone, but they will set as they cool.

To the kitchen!

Wow it's been a while

Things have been a bit hectic in my world, with several life changes getting in the way of regular updates. I've moved back home with my family, in the hopes of being able to help out a little bit with the care of my father (who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer). As such, I don't have free reign of my own kitchen like I'm used to, and often have no idea what's even in the pantry or fridge!

I've also recently lost the drive to cook much, which results in some pretty boring meals when it's my designated cooking night. I've decided not to stand for this any more though - So here is my very late New Year's resolution to go back to updating this blog regularly!

Hopefully I'll have something new and delicious up in the next few days. I'm browsing the internet as I type this, looking for some culinary inspiration. To the kitchen!