ooh friends.
Some of you were a little peeved that I live in a world where I can drink milkshakes and wear shortshorts in early April. ย I live in Southern California… we don’t have real winter… or spring, or fall. ย We have real summers. ย Does that count?
Wait… I’m not making this apology any better. ย Forget the part about the endless summer. ย That’s dumb. ย Nobody likes that.
Since some of you are still suffering with cold and wet and windy and snowy, I thought I’d share some comfort food with you.
Buns. ย Biscuits. ย and Brownies.
This is me caring about you. ย And I’m not wearing shorts right now. ย I swear. ย I promise. ย I’m totally wearing pants. ย Warm pants and socks and a scarf. ย Oh! Umbrella too, just in case something crazy goes down in my house.
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Thank you, Joy– you introduced me to the ultimate cinnamon roll recipe. I have been trying out different recipes for about a decade, and this one is IT. The ONE I’ve been trying to achieve. I don’t have to try another new recipe, or ask someone to give me a copy of theirs.
I live in Cambridge, England. We have no real summer by your standards, but nonetheless … I hate summer. I really really do. I’m so pale I burn in England while wearing spf 60; summer clothes make me look like a sad little ghost and I’m permanently suncream-sticky and smell like the medicine cabinet. Mosquitos eat me alive! The sea is so cold it takes me several days to regain feeling in my toes, and I still get burned. I spend my summer indoors wearing tracksuits and desperately waiting for the leaves to go brown. I need your buns and biscuits and brownies not because I wish it were summer, but because summer is inevitably coming and it SUCKS.
xx
p.s. My boyfriend, on the other hand, dreams of moving to New Mexico. Yeah.
We can have milkshakes in New England too as long as we don’t mind shivering for our pleasure.
Our spring and summer will arrive soon enough and then people will complain about heat and humidity instead of snow and sleet and grey. We’re a fickle people.
I am less jealous of your endless summer than I am of you drinking milkshakes and still looking cute in shorts.
Oh Joy – greetings from Tucson, where it was over 100 Friday and I was in a tank top and shorts at the zoo on Friday *sigh* I digress. I’ve been eyeing the brownies since you first posted them, I can’t wait to try them!
I too live where it’s warm… but I too love the comfort food. :) Thanks Joy!
wow, i’m struggling today. apparently you just have to click on the “brownie” link and scroll down. genius! :)
hey joy! i love checking in on your blog, and seeing all the bomb treats you make. i’m addicted. but for some reason I can’t track down that yummy pretzel/brownie concoction. can you send it my way?
These all look amazing…particularly the brownies! Yum. I love your blog, it makes me happy!
As always, amazing! I’m eating pretzels as I type – LOVE peanut butter (and obviously) chocolate, so can’t wait to make these!!
-twentyeight
I totally just bribed my students with the peanut butter pretzel brownies. Love them!
I love biscuits and this looks like a great recipe! Can’t wait to try it tonight :) Great post!
Did I miss something, I thought you moved to Seattle? I had no idea you were in Southern California… we’re so close!
The brownies look deadly! All the salted pretzels on top look deliche.
As a fellow Californian, I feel that I’ve paid my dues to the Bad Weather gods this year…After all the rain, hail (!) and crazy wind, I think we’ve earned the right to sip our milkshakes and wear our shorts! But, clearly, for those of us who want to turn the oven on, those brownies could serve the dual function of heating the apartment and fulfilling any sweet tooth craving.
Wow you totally rock. And you’re so lucky you get the nice weather in SoCal. Up here in overcasted, is that even a word!?, San Francisco we have rain-some sun-rain, and then more rain. I appreciate it but I think the amount of water we received up here should be enough to last us forever.
Ha sorry for the rant. Your baked goods look amazeballs!
I love these recipes. Particularly the buns.
Yummy buns, get in my tummy!
I have come to realize that I am too critical of my own baking.
I made the brownies last night and was sure I botched them.
Brought them to work today, and everyone is in love!
I did find that the pretzels got a bit soft after being kept in a tupperware containter over night…but again, this doesn’t seem to upset the co-workers, so I guess it shouldn’t upset me :)
Thanks Joy, another great recipe.
hm. the pretzels got soft? i think the way to fix this would be to wait until the brownies are completely cool before covering or wrapping them. does that make sense?
Makes total sense! Thanks! I’m too impatient sometimes (all the time)
:)
Oof, I want your buns.
Yes, yes the Northeast is having sucky weather. This will only make my trip to Palm Springs/San Diego next week EVER BETTER.
Haha, thanks for thinking about us. That brownie looks delicious!!
By the way, I love your easter header:)
thank you!
Joy, I utterly adore your site. I just found it, but I’ve already bookmarked so many to try! I’ve been making a lot of foods from home (living in Austria now) that I miss so much, and I was surprised to find that Cinnamon Buns are new to the people I’ve met here. And they go absolutely bonkers for them! My husband’s boss actually asks me to make them when he’s coming to Vienna. But I’ve never even thought of adding cream cheese to the dough like that. Thanks for the idea! I’ll try it today. Gotta spread the Sweet Cinnamony Love all over the world!
Oh Joy, you’ve made me so excited that it’s slowly but surely turning into Autumn here in Australia! I cannot wait to make some of your delicious recipes to welcome the new season. You inspired me to make some scones today after re-reading your post for the grapefruit and greek yoghurt ones. Mine are seasonally inspired-apple and sage. Thankyou Joy, you’re gorgeous =)
These brownies are haunting my dreams! must make immediately