INGREDIENTS:
- 1 12-ounce bottle Irish stout
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (plus butter for greasing baking dish)
- 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 2/3 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder (see hints below)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt (or 1/2 tsp table salt)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
SERVES:
One 9 X 13-inch baking dish
PROCEDURE:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and also butter one 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Add 12-ounce bottle of Irish stout to a medium pot on the stove top.....add 2 sticks of unsalted butter and let that simmer along to melt the butter.
While that is happening, use a mixing bowl to combine 1/2 cup quick cooking oats with 2/3 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder.
Use another mixing bowl to combine 2 cups all-purpose flour with 2 cups light brown sugar, 2 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp kosher salt.
As soon as the butter melts you'll want to turn the heat off on that and then add it to the bowl with the cocoa powder and mix to combine.
That will thicken up a bit because of the oatmeal and, while it is cooling down, use a 2 cup measure to combine 1 cup of buttermilk and 2 large eggs and whisk those together.
You'll want to whisk the chocolate mixture once in a while to help it cool down and, once it is warm....not hot anymore....whisk the buttermilk mixture into that......then add that mixture to the bowl with the flour.......and, once that is well combined, add it to the buttered baking dish and pop it onto the center rack of the preheated oven.
That will take just about 35 minutes to bake.......use a toothpick test to check it for doneness.
HINTS:
You could use regular unsweetened cocoa powder if you wanted to but the dark chocolate is really nice. Use regular milk (not skim) in place of buttermilk if you need to. Serve with whipped cream or half and half or heavy cream.
