Orange Cream Brownies

* Exported from MasterCook *

ORANGE CREAM BROWNIES

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Serving Size : 25 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Candies Holidays

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 c All purpose flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
6 oz Semi-sweet choc.pieces
1/2 c Butter(1 stick)cut in pieces
1/3 c Sugar
3 tb Orange juice
1 t Grated orange peel
1 t Vanilla extract
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c Chopped walnuts
ORANGE CREAM: TO FOLLOW
1/2 c Butter(1 stick) softened
2 c Confectioners sugar
1 t Grated orange peel
1 t Milk
1 t Vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE ICING: TO FOLLOW
6 oz Semi-sweet choc. morsals
1 tb Butter
1 tb Vegtable shortning

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. With foil, line the
bottom and sides of a 9" square baking pan, allowing
foil to overhang slightly. Butter foil; set aside. On
a square of wax paper, combine flour, baking powder
and salt. In a small saucepan, combine chocolate
morsels, butter, sugar and ornage juice; cook and stir
over very low heat until chocolate and butter are
melted. Remove from heat. Stir in orange peel and
vanilla. Using wire whisk, beat in eggs one at a time.
Add reserved flour mixture, beating until smooth; stir
in nuts, spread in prepared pan. Bake until a wooden
pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 23-25
minutes. Cool completely on a wire raack. Spread with
ORANGE CREAM. Using a knife, mark CHOCOLATE ICING in
36 (1 1/2") squares. Refrigerate until Icing is
firm,(about 25 minutes or place in freezer for 5
minutes.) Lift foil edges to remove from pan. Cut in
squares. Refrigerate up[ to 4 days or wrap and freeze
up to 1 month. ORANGE CREAM: In electric mixer, beat
butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating
until fluffy.Beat in orange peel,milk, and vanilla.
Makes 1 1/2 cups. CHOCOLATE ICING: In small saucepan
combine chocolate morsels, butter and vegtable
shortning. Stir over low heat until melted. Makes 1
cup.



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