Sharon's Famous Passover Brownies and Brownie Icing
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup matzo meal
- 1/2 cup chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet pieces
- 1/2 cup nuts coarsely chopped, optional
- 1 x glaze dark chocolate, optional
- In mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, cocoa powder and salt.
- Add oil to mixing bowl and blend well.
- Stir in the matzo cake meal and chocolate pieces.
- Stir in nuts, if desired.
- Line an 8x8x2 inch baking pan with foil.
- Grease lightly.
- Turn batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Bake at 325F (160C) for 25 to 30 minutes or until done (top will be shiny and edges dry).
- Let cool in pan on wire rack.
- Meanwhile, prepare glaze if desired.
- Spread over cooled brownies.
- Dark Chocolate Glaze:
- In a small heavy saucepan or skillet, melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces over low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon butter or margarine.
- In a small bowl, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee crystals in 1 tablespoon hot water.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons dairy sour cream and 1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring.
- Add sour cream mixture to chocolate, stirring until smooth and shiny.
- Makes about 3/4 cup.
- Note: For a regular brownie, you can substitute 3/4 cup all purpose flour for the matzo cake meal and add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Also, you can double the recipe using a 13x9x2 inch baking pan and bake batter for about 30 minutes.
- Brownie Ice Cream Pie: Prepare brownie batter as directed.
- Line a 9 inhc pie plate with foil and grease lightly.
- Turn batter into pie plate.
- Bake at 325-F for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Using the back of a wooden spoon dipped in cocoa powder, press hot brownies down, then gradually outward and evenly up the sides of pie plate.
- Cool, then freeze until firm.
- Make Dark Chocolate Glaze while crust is freezing; cool glaze to room temperature.
- Lift shell from plate; remove foil.
- Fill with 1/2 gallon of slightly softened ice cream or frozen yogurt, adding a middle layer of the glaze and more chopped nuts.
eggs, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, vegetable oil, matzo meal, chocolate, nuts, chocolate
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/sharons-famous-passover-brownie-34931 (may not work)