Old-Fashioned Brownies
3 ounces (3 squares) unsweetened chocolate
½ cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Velvet Chocolate Icing (optional)
1 ounce (1 square) unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp light corn syrup
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Heat oven to 325 F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
In top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water, melt chocolate and shortening. Cool slightly. Combine sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt in large bowl; blend in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour; fold in walnuts. Spread in greased pan.
Bake at 325 F for about 40 minutes (brownies should still be soft). Cool completely in pan.
If desired, prepare Velvet Chocolate Icing. Combine chocolate, butter and corn syrup; blend well. Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla; blend well. Spread over brownies; cut into bars.
Makes 20 brownies.
recipe courtesy of RecipeSecrets.net
Posted under Chocolate Dessert Recipes, Easy Brownie Recipes, Easy Dessert Recipes
This post was written by Stacie on October 15, 2008
