Shelly's Recipe

ORANGE BROWNIES

Category: Brownies/Blondies

1/4 cup margarine or butter
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, cut up
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 tsp finely shredded orange peel
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/8 tsp baking soda

Orange-Fudge Frosting (recipe follows)

Grease an 9 inch baking pan; set aside. In a medium saucepan melt margarine or butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Add the sugar, eggs, thawed orange juice concentrate, orange peel, and vanilla. Beat by hand just until combined. Stir in flour, nuts, and baking soda until combined. Spread the batter in prepared baking pan.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes for a fudgy brownie. For a firmer brownie, bake 25 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Spread Orange-Fudge Frosting over cooled brownies. If desired, score frosting decoratively with tines of fork. Cut into bars.

ORANGE-FUDGE FROSTING: In a medium mixing bowl stir together 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder. Add 3 tbsp softened margarine or butter, 1 tbsp frozen Orange Juice Concentrate, thawed, 1 tbsp boiling water, and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Beat until combined. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute more. Stir in 1/2 tsp finely shredded Orange Peel.