Sunday, March 1, 2009

Orange Brownies


Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1 tablespoon grated orange peel, optional
Directions:
In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in cocoa until smooth. In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Without stirring, add the sugar, flour, pecans, orange juice concentrate, peel and salt. Pour cocoa mixture over the top; mix well. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 28-32 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, butter and orange juice concentrate. Spread over the brownies. Cut into bars; garnish with orange peel if desired. Yield: 16 servings.

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