Hi Nancy,
This is a response for Kathy, who in the
March 6th newsletter requested the
recipe for the brownies with the large
candy bars in the middle. I am sure this
is the recipe. I saw Paula Deen make it
on her television show about 2 or so
years ago. The brownies are very easy,
very rich, and very good. I made notes
in the recipe that I noticed on the
show, that weren't printed in the
recipe, and also my notes, when I made
them. Enjoy.
AtlantaPat
Toffee Brownies, aka Symphony Brownies
1 (17.6-ounce) package brownie mix with
walnuts (On the show, Paula said she
liked a Chewy brownie. She used a family
style brownie mix. I used Duncan Hines
Family Size Chewy Brownie Mix and added
my own walnuts (3/4 cup), -you'll need
that size mix or two regular size mixes
for it to spread into a 13x9 inch pan)
Vegetable oil cooking spray
3 (6-ounce) candy bars with almonds and
toffee chips, recommended: Symphony
brand ( Paula said you could use any
flavor chocolate bar -just make sure
they are the large ones)
Prepare the brownie mix according to
package directions.
Line a 13 by 9-inch cake pan with
aluminum foil and spray with vegetable
oil cooking spray (I used the Easy
Release non-stick foil and have it long
enough to come up over the sides of the
pan; and you can just lift the brownies
out when done -you don't have to use the
cooking spray if you use the non-stick
foil).
Spoon in half of the brownie batter and
smooth with a spatula or the back of a
spoon. Place the candy bars side by side
on top of the batter. Cover with the
remaining batter.
Bake according to package directions.
Let cool completely, then lift from the
pan using the edges of the foil. This
makes it easy to cut the brownies into
squares.
Note: I found that if you use two boxes
of regular brownie mix, cooking them 45
minutes at 350 degrees is perfect. The
recipe says that it makes 24 large or 48
small brownies. I noticed on the show
that she cut them into 12 squares. I cut
mine smaller, since they are so rich.
She also guilded the lily (as my mom
used to always say of my cooking -it's
good, but I always had to add a little
something extra) by mixing in a separate
bowl, home made whipped cream, broken
walnuts, pieces of a candy bar, and put
this on top of the cooled brownies and
dusted with powdered sugar. You would
really have to be a sugarholic to do
that though -they are very rich and
sweet without all of the topping (I
didn't try it with the topping, as I
didn't want to guild the lily that much.
LOL).
AtlantaPat
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