Matzoh brownies

Passover relief for the chocoholic

by Linda Lowenthal

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Just ask anyone with an April birthday and a Jewish childhood: baked goods are not among the glories of Passover. But though modern science has yet to yield an acceptable kosher-for-Pesach birthday cake, the bakers at Bread & Circus have come up with a "matzoh brownie" ($1.79) you wouldn't be ashamed to stick a candle in. Made of semisweet chocolate, matzoh cakemeal, almond flour, Florida crystals, baking chocolate, eggs, and sea salt, the seasonal goodies contain none of the classically forbidden ingredients, though they may not meet the requirements of the most observant. They're not as fudgy and chewy as the regular B&C brownies, but they've got a nice soft texture and almond taste, rather like a low-rent Reine de Saba.

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