Leslie's Raspberry Brownies ..... Day One Of Seven Days Of Brownies

Leslie's Raspberry Brownies

Yesterday our neighbor brought us a taste of the brownies that he had baked earlier in the day. They were soooo good. They tasted like a bite of fudge. Naturally I had to ask for the recipe. I got that recipe and six other recipes. I was surprised to learn raspberry preserves are an ingredient. If you like brownies, these will be a hit!

Ingredients:

1 cup butter

5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup red raspberry preserves

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Directions:

Butter a 9 X 13 inch baking pan. Melt butter and chocolate in a large, heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Add to chocolate mixture and whisk to blend. Stir in nuts.

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Pour 2 cups batter into pan. Freeze until firm, about 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread preserves over brownie batter in pan. Spoon remaining batter over preserves in pan. Let stand 20 minutes at room temperature to thaw bottom layer.

Bake brownies until tester inserted in center comes out clean, or about 35 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool. Cut into squares. The number of servings depends on the size cut.