NATIONAL BROWNIES AT BRUNCH MONTH

NATIONAL BROWNIES AT BRUNCH MONTH

No one should ever need an excuse to eat a brownie in the morning, but if you do, August is National Brownies At Brunch Month! We love food holidays, but when it's an entire month? Of course we Celebrate Every Day!

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Legend has it that Bertha Palmer, a Chicago socialite, asked a pastry chef to prepare an appropriate dessert for ladies attending the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Specifically, she wanted something like a cake that was small enough to include in boxed lunches. The result was the “Palmer House Brownie.”

By 1907, the brownie was well-established, appearing in Lowney's Cookbook as the “Bangor Brownie.” Maine food educator Mildred Brown Schrumpf claimed that the brownie was invented by Bangor housewives. The largest brownie ever made was cooked up in 2001 at the Hudson Valley Chocolate Festival in Suffern, New York. It weighed 3,000 lbs.

Brownies are surprisingly low in calories. Although loaded with sugar, brownies also can be prepared as low-sugar brownies. The experts recommend you cut back the sugar intake by 25 – 50% without seriously compromising the texture. Brownies are rich in carbs. Carbs provide energy. If you're active, a helping of carbs first thing in the morning can be an excellent thing. Brownies are also relatively low in saturated fat, associated with the bad kind of cholesterol. However, brownies don't offer much in the way of protein, though eggs are part of the mix. If you want to increase protein in your brownies, you can mix in some nuts, protein powder or peanut butter into your batter. Walnuts are the most popular protein added to brownies.

We're not sure where the original brownie came from, but we like to celebrate brownies a few times a year at National Day Calendar. Enjoy them in moderation, for brunch, or any time of day.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Enjoy a brownie, or its light-colored cousin the Blondie! Use the hashtag #NationalBrowniesAtBrunchMonth on social media to share your photos and recipes of brownies!

HISTORY

Our research has been unable to determine the origin of National Brownies At Brunch Month.

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