Recipe # 4 ~ Chocolate Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting

   What goes better together than peanut butter and chocolate? .... I don't think there is such a thing! Well these brownies are a great combination with the peanut butter frosting that goes along with them. They are very fudgey and also taste great frozen!


Makes about 2 dozen

BROWNIES:

5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
4 ounces bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
4 large eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. unbleached flour
1/4 t. salt

Preheat oven to 350*. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, leaving 2 inches on both long sides. Spray foil with non stick spray, or grease with lard. Combine both chocolates and butter together in sauce pan on low heat, stir until melted and smooth. Cool until barely lukewarm. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl at high speed until mixture is thick and pale yellow, about 5 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour and salt. Then melted chocolate mixture. Transfer to prepared baking pan. Bake brownies until tester inserted comes out with moist crumbs attached. About 20 minutes. Transfer pan to rack; cool 15 minutes. Using metal spatula press down brownie edges to level top. Cool Completely in pan.


FROSTING:

1 c. creamy peanut butter
3 T. butter, softened
2/3 c. icing sugar
1 t. vanilla

Place peanut butter and butter together in mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until well blended and smooth. Using metal spatula spread evenly over brownies in pan and refrigerate for at least one hour. Using foil as aid, life brownies out of pan. Cut into squares.

Enjoy!

sorry there are no photos :)