The blog where I first saw this recipe called it churro brownies, but can something without chocolate count as a brownie?? I’m not convinced. This is its own tasty cinnamon-y thing, no need to add confusion!

Ingredients:

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• a pinch kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange zest (about 2 oranges’ worth)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• flaked sea salt, for garnishing (I only had more kosher salt!)

In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the butter then remove from the heat and let cool about 10 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×9″ baking dish and set aside.

Whisk the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla into the cooled butter.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and orange zest, then stir into the wet ingredients until evenly mixed.

Transfer into the greased pan and spread evenly – this is not a super ton of batter to fill that sized pan, but do make sure you get it out to all the sides/corners.

Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small dish (looks like A Lot of cinnamon, but doesn’t taste overwhelming) and sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter. Bake 20-25 minutes, until the edges are set. Sprinkle with a bit of the sea salt, then cool for 20 minutes in the pan before slicing and serving.

Churro Bars

From Homesick Texan.

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• a pinch kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange zest
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• flaked sea salt, for garnishing

In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the butter then remove from the heat and let cool about 10 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×9″ baking dish and set aside.

Whisk the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla into the cooled butter. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and orange zest, then stir into the wet ingredients until evenly mixed. Transfer into the greased pan and spread evenly.

Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small dish and sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter. Bake 20-25 minutes, until the edges are set. Sprinkle with a bit of the sea salt, then cool for 20 minutes in the pan before slicing and serving.