One of our favorite sweets seems to be Brownies. Whether you like them plain, iced, chocolate, layered, as the base for an ice cream sundae, as a snack or a fancy dessert, the humble brownie is always a welcome treat. Add these recipes to your brownie file; Iced Brownies and Heavenly Apricot Brownies.
ICED BROWNIES
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup canola oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick vegetable oil spray; set aside.
In a mixer bowl, beat the sugar, oil, and eggs. In another bowl, combine the flour with the salt, baking powder, and cocoa, blend well to mix. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture; mix well and add the vanilla. Fold in the nuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake 25 to 27 minutes at 350 degrees.
ICING:
3 to 4 tbsp milk
1 stick butter
dash of salt
1/4 cup cocoa
powdered sugar
In a saucepan, melt the butter with the milk. Add the salt and cocoa stirring over the heat until well mixed. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Add powdered sugar to make a good thin spreading consistency icing. Pour over the cooled brownies and spread to cover. Garnish with mini chocolate chips, if desired.
HEAVENLY APRICOT BROWNIES
2 bars (2-oz each) white baking chocolate
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped dried apricots
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup flaked coconut
In a saucepan, melt the white chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring constantly until all the chocolate is melted. Remove from heat; stir in the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla until blended. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the chocolate mixture. Combine apricots, almonds, and coconut; stir half of the mixture into the batter. Pour into a 9-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle the remaining apricot mixture on top of the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
Enjoy!
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