Sharon's Famous Passover Brownies

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== Description ==
Sharon Winstein and her friend Louise Levitt created these flour-free brownies for their first Temple cooking class.
== Ingredients ==
* 2 slightly beaten eggs
* 1 cup sugar
* ¼ cup cocoa powder
* ¼ tsp salt
* ½ cup cooking oil
* ½ cup matzo cake meal
* ½ cup semisweet chocolate pieces
* ½ cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)
=== Dark chocolate glaze (optional) ===
* 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
* 1 tsp butter or margarine
* ½ tsp instant coffee crystals
* 3 tbsp dairy sour cream
* ¼ tsp maple flavoring
== Directions ==
# 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" baking pan with foil. Grease lightly.
# Turn batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.
# Bake at 325 °F for 25 to 30 minutes or till 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 (optional) ===
# In a small heavy saucepan or skillet, melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces over low heat.
# Remove from heat and stir in 1 tsp butter or margarine.
# In a small bowl, dissolve ½ tsp instant coffee crystals in 1 tbsp hot water.
# Stir in 3 tbsp dairy sour cream and ¼ tsp maple flavoring.
# Add sour cream mixture to chocolate, stirring till smooth and shiny.
# Makes about ¾ cup.
=== Brownie ice cream pie ===
# Prepare brownie batter as directed.
# Line a 9" 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 till firm.
# Make dark chocolate glaze while crust is freezing; cool glaze to room temperature.
# Lift shell from plate; remove foil.
# Fill with ½ gal of slightly softened ice cream or frozen yogurt, adding a middle layer of the glaze and more chopped nuts.
== Notes ==
# For a regular brownie, you can substitute ¾ cup all purpose flour for the matzo cake meal and add 1 tsp vanilla.
# Also, you can double the recipe. Use a 13x9x2" baking pan and bake batter for about 30 minutes.
# For a twist, make the brownie ice cream pie.
Category:Brownie Recipes
Category:Cocoa Recipes
Category:Coffee Recipes
Category:Dark chocolate Recipes
Category:Matzo meal Recipes
Category:Nut Recipes
Category:Passover Snacks
Category:Semi-sweet chocolate Recipes
Category:Sour cream Recipes