Recipe: Orange Brownies

ORANGE BROWNIES
Source: Paula Deen
From: Robin Wilson from Altamonte Springs, Florida
Pillsbury Bake-off #39

I've had the opportunity to make so many new friends in the restaurant. Robin Wilson from Altamonte Springs, Florida, is one of those. Robin recently was one of a hundred finalists in the 39th Pillsbury Bake-off, where she won a side-by-side refrigerator and a trip to San Francisco. As she and her husband were enjoying lunch at The Lady and Sons, she mentioned her Orange Brownies, and she was happy to share the recipe. Thanks, Robin, and good luck to ya in your next bake-off! Get that gold, girl!

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
4 eggs
2 teaspoons pure orange extract
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. Add butter, eggs, orange extract, and orange zest and beat with a handheld electric mixer until well blended.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until light golden brown and set. Remove from oven and pierce top of entire cake with a fork.

GLAZE:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring until smooth. Pour glaze over cake.

Cool cake and cut into squares.

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Hi Bill,

I've included the recipe above for anyone reading and interested in it. You can contact Paula through the Food TV Network web site. There are comments from others that have tried this recipe if you'd like to check them out: Orange Brownies - Recipe Reviews (click here).

A few mentioned needing to bake them at least 10 minutes longer than the recipe states.

And here is info about High Altitude cooking and baking in New Mexico:

High Altitude Cooking - Cooperative Extension Service, NMSU (pdf)

I hope that's a help to you.

Happy Baking!

Betsy at Recipelink.com