Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

These were my first brownies, I`ve never made them before. I think, these were very good. The texture was fudgy, a little crumbly (I baked for 25 minutes). If you chewy brownies, this is not your recipe. The taste was great, very rich, I loved chocolate with orange and pepper. I increased orange zest and pepper as suggested.

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DiamondGirl amanecer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 27, 2009

This was delicous. I increased the orange zest and cayenne as suggested, and my only complant is that it isn't chocolatey enough. I think I will add another ounce of chocolate next time, and there will definitly be a next time!

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barncat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2009

I was looking for hazelnut recipes when I found this one for brownies.I loved this recipe, as did everyone that tried them. I doubled the recipe to fit a 9 x 13 pan and added extra orange zest and cayenne as well as the leftover hazelnuts from a homemade frangelico recipe.(I couldnt bear to waste them them)Extra Bitter chocolate didnt hurt it either.

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Junebug

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Living In: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2009

I showed these to one of my coworkers and she made us a batch. Delicious!

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MOTTSBELA

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Savannah, Georgia, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

For those who didn't even TRY the recipe but rated it: TRY IT! These brownies were really good. I too used walnuts instead of hazelnuts. They were very very good and fudgy. yumm!

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cookinglovee!

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

Great! Added a LOT more orange and just enough cayenne to taste. Gave them out to my supervisors at work as belated Christmas/New Years gifts and they were received very well...thanks for a great recipe! Will be making them again.

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az_starshine

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Medical Lake, Washington, USA

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

I've made this recipe twice. Second time I added just a bit more cayenne because the first time it was not even noticeable. With a bit more cayenne it leaves more of a spicy tail on the way down. Good stuff either way!

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izzy_uproar

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

Love Love Love chili plus chocolate. These hit the spot for me. Thanks!

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Seattle Dad

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Owosso, Michigan, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008

my review has nothing to do with politics .i just wasnt crazy about the texture or flavor sorry

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OREOCOOKIES2

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Moosup, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2008

I thought these were very good. I used walnuts instead of hazelnuts - only because I was running short on time and didn't feel like removing the skins from the hazelnuts. I look forward to using them next time, though, as I think they would have been better. The brownies are both cakelike and fudgy at the same time (which I love!) and although I didn't mind the cayenne and orange background flavors, I think I would have preferred one or the other, but not both. I think next time I'll omit the orange zest and add a pinch of cinnamon, as cayenne and cinnamon give chocolate a more Mexican/Mayan flare to me. Great recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!

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