Unpopular Opinion
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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
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This is a bit of a mix of rules 4 and 5 to help foster higher quality posts. You are expected to defend your unpopular opinion in the post body. We don't expect a whole manifesto (please, no manifestos), but you should at least provide some details as to why you hold the position you do.
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I am also pro walnuts. They've not much flavour on their own, but when I make the exact same recipe without them, it's sweeter, too rich, but also unsatisfying. I end up eating more of them despite enjoying them less.
With walnuts though, they're satisfying. I enjoy them more, and then I'm satisfied after a couple pieces. I think the fibre and fats in the nuts actually helps my body to 'see' the brownie as food in a way that hyper-processed flour and sugar can't be.
If it's just for blander flavour, why not using saw dust? No reason poisoning good food with ~~nuts~~ tree turds.
Hmm, I'm not sure my gut's microbiome would recognise the sawdust as digestible food and trigger actual satiation hormones. Nor would my brain recognise any protein chains associated with nutrition while my mouth broke it down. Digestive systems detect so much complicated information, you have to work at it to trick them. There's something nutritious in the walnuts that my system really likes and is noticeably glad to eat.
If your system doesn't need whatever walnuts would provide, perhaps your own baking needs a different alternative... Would you prefer some Omega-3 rich fish oil instead, make those brownies extra fudgy? :P
Just get used to it. When I was young I'd been grateful for some saw dust! All we got was coal dust back then and we had to walk three miles through the snow for it.