Grace?s Sourdough Cownies

One of my favorite blogs I frequent is A Southern Grace.  Grace is hilarious and her posts are lots of fun.  She also makes really awesome food!  One of her specialties is sourdough.  Since I’m always on the lookout for ways to use my starter, her recipes using sourdough are of particular interest to me.  I spied her recipe for Sourdough Cownies and knew I had to make them.  She dubbed them Cownies due to their texture being somewhere between cake and a brownie.  All I have to say is they’re darn good!  I just hope I did them justice .  Thanks for such posting such a delicious recipe, Grace!

Sourdough Cownies (Courtesy of A Southern Grace)

Ingredients

Directions

1.  To prepare the chocolate mixture, heat the chips and water in the microwave or on the stove.  Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Stir in the baking soda (beware, the mixture will foam).  Cool to lukewarm.

2.  Meanwhile, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add the eggs and beat well.  Mix in the vanilla, cooled chocolate mixture, and starter.  Add the flour, cayenne, and salt and blend until the mixture is uniform.

3.  Pour the batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.  Let sit in a warm place for 30 minutes. 

4.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees  and bake the bars 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.