Honey Nut Brownies

Well, it is my turn finally........ after all these months. Boy has time flew by! Seems like it was just yesterday when I joined in to bake with this great group of people, and follow our Baking Guru Dorie through her book"Baking from My Home to Yours".

There are not too many recipes left to choose from. So by process of elimination I ended up with these Honey Nut Brownies. And as Dorie describes in her book with just enough hint of chocolate to make these brownies, it is the honey which steals the show. I agree with her! I added walnuts to mine, which made them taste like a cross between baklava and brownies. I know....a little strange but true. I think if I had drizzled honey on top instead of sprinkling cocoa powder, it really would have been a cross.

If you think these are the chocolatey, ooey, gooey brownies that you are usually craving, you may have to look elsewhere. They're soft, but not gooey, and not overly chocolatey for my taste. But they are so darn easy and quite a change from my go to brownie. So go ahead give them a chance....what are you waiting for!

Honey Nut Brownies

1 stick unsalted butter

4 oz. chopped bittersweet chocolate

4 large eggs

1/2 tsp salt

1 c. honey

2/3 c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 c. all purpose flour

1 c. coursely chopped nuts

DIRECTIONS-

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. And line a 9 x9 pan with foil. Butter the foil, place pan on baking sheet.

*Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler, until smooth. Set aside

* In a mixer, combine eggs and salt, beating until foamy. Add honey, sugar, and vanilla, and beat 2 minutes on medium speed.

* Reduce the speed and add in melted chocolate until incorporated. Then add in flour until the flour disappears. Take the bowl off the mixer and fold in nuts.

* Pour batter into prepared pan, place in oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until knife comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes, before turning over and peeling off foil. Then invert on to a cooling rack. Cut into 16 squares and dust with confectionary sugar or cocoa powder before serving.

We give this 4 glasses of milk,

for utter goodness!

******Thanks fellow TWDers for baking along!******