BITTERSWEET BROWNIES
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate, melted
Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square pan.
Put 1/2 cup nuts into "Mini-Blend" container, process 2 cycles at CHOP and empty into mixing bowl. Repeat with remaining nuts; set aside..
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into bowl with nuts and set aside.
Put eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla and chocolate into Osterizer blender container. Cover and process at SHRED (BLEND) until smooth. Pour over flour mixture and mix until well blended. Spread in prepared pan.
Bake 20 to 30 minutes. Cool then frost with Chocolate Frosting. Cut into bars or squares.
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
(makes 1 cup)
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate, cut in small pieces
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup hot milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
Put all ingredients into Osterizer blender container. Cover and process at BLEND until completely smooth. Chill to desired spreading consistency.
Makes about 24 squares
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Manual: Osterizer Blender Creative Cookery Cookbook, 1979 |