I like adding a personal touch to Christmas gifts. It’s like saying, “You’re special.” This year, it’s a variation of last year’s Food for the Gods. Instead of sultanas and walnuts, I used rum-soaked raisins and three kinds of nuts. Warning: the result is highly addictive.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 c. of raisins
8 tbsps. of good-quality rum (I recommend Bacardi)
170 g. of sliced almonds
120 g. of salted pili nuts
120 g. of salted cashew nuts
2-1/2 c. of butter, melted
7 c. of lightly (not loosely) packed dark brown sugar
2 c. of granulated (white) sugar
7-1/2 c. of all-purpose flour
10 tsps. of baking powder
1-1/2 tsps. of salt
10 eggs
5 tsps. of vanilla essence
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350oF.
Place the raisins in a shallow bowl. Pour in the rum. Soak for a about an hour or until the raisins swell. Strain and discard any excess liquid. Place raisins in a dry bowl and sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls of flour. Toss to coat each piece well. Tossing them with flour will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan during baking.
While the raisins soak, prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Place the cashew nuts on a chopping board. Roll over with a rolling pin to achieve a coarse grind. Do the same with the pili nuts.
Place the cashew, pili and almonds in a bowl and sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls of flour. Toss to coat each piece well.
In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla essence. Add the flour in batches, mixing with a wooden spoon. The batter will be very heavy, your arm might cramp but the result will be fantastic so never mind the pain. Stir in the rum-soaked raisins and nuts.
Cover the bottom and sides of two 11-1/2″ x 16″ x 1″ jelly roll pans with non-stick baking paper. Allowing overhangs on the long sides is useful so that you can slide off the uncut brownies on a cooling rack in one piece.
Pour the batter into the pans scraping the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl to make sure you get all of the batter into the pans. Level off with a spatula. Bake in a preheated 350oF oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Watch the last few minutes closely so that just as soon as it’s sufficiently baked, you can turn off the oven at once and take out the pans. Note that if your oven cannot accommodate two pans at the same time, you will need to do the baking in two batches.
Cool the uncut brownies in the pan for ten minutes to firm it up a bit. Holding one end of the baking paper overhang with one hand and holding the pan at a 45o angle with the other, pull out the uncut brownies and slide onto a cooling rack. Cool for another 15 minutes or so. While still a bit warm, cut into two-inch squares. Cool completely. Place on festive colored paper cups or wrap in colored Japanese paper.
Cooking time (duration): 1 hour and 45 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 100 pieces of 2-inch square brownies
That looks positively yummy! I wish I had thought of the same thing. I had this bright idea to give my friends a goody box this Christmas. In it, I put Dulce de Leche Brownies, Cranberry Star Cookies, Cheese Straws and a bottle of Dulce de Leche. Even though the gift was extremely well received, I’ve got to say that I was knackered after baking for 3 full weekends! I think I’ll copy your Christmas gift next year to save me some grief.
Assorted cookies in each box is a great idea. I was really thinking of 3 pcs. of butterscotch and 3 pcs of cheesecake brownies per box but I didn’t have time.
napaka special nman ng gift mo ms c.
Once a year lang naman eh.
Great idea again, Connie!
Merry Christmas to you & your family!
This year I made Fruitcake Bars for my co-workers sans liqueur.I’d like to try this after
the holidays.
Wow…71/2 cups of flour,really?
Magaling na arm exercise ‘to.
Feeling ko nga afterward, nag-cramps ako eh LOL
Eh kung half recipe lang muna, then the other half recipe will follow para naman hindi all at once yung 7 1/2 cups of flour…hindi lang arm exercise ito, believe me, pati hanggang shoulder blades mo, siguradong masakit
You’ll have to wash all the utensils twice hehehe
hi ms. connie! merry christmas to you and your family! i would just like to ask if i could use brandy instead of rum?
thanks so much! i made your pandan macaroons to give away this christmas kaya lang wasnt able to give it to my friends due to bad weather. im planning to give this butterscotch brownies this new year na lang
cheers!
Yes, brandy will work just as well.
miss connie pano po ma preserve yun mga baked goodies?how much po potassium sorbate ilalagay sa 1cup ng flour/tnx po
I don’t use preservatives.
hi connie! i have finally done this and na-overbake ko nyek talaga! and tumigas sya kainis pero ung middle is chewy ung sides lang ang matigas. pero masarap pa rin
and you are right pangexercise ito ng braso! haha! i only made 25 pcs nangalay na ako agad!
will do this again
thanks!
hi miss connie,may recipe ka ba for chocolate chantilly?penge if meron ka..tnx!
hello miss connie, san po ko pwede makabli ng colored paper cups? thanx po.. i will try this recipe..
Supermarket… baking supply stores…
Hi miss Connie! I like to try this recipe but can’t find the all purpose flour here in uk. There is plain flour and self raising flour, which one is best to use for butterscotch? Thanks
Plain.