The Palmer House Brownie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 8x8x2" metal baking pan.
• Melt chocolate and butter in heavy small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often; cool to lukewarm.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in large bowl until well blended, about 1 minute. Whisk in melted chocolate mixture.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together and fold into batter. Transfer batter to prepared baking pan. Sprinkle walnuts over and press gently into batter.
• Bake brownies until edges are raised and cracked and tester inserted into center comes out WITH some moist batter attached, about 45 minutes.
• Melt apricot preserves in small skillet over medium heat. Strain preserves; brush melted preserves over hot brownies. Cool 1 hour, then transfer to refrigerator and chill until cold, about 2 hours.
• Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
• Cut into 16 brownies. Served chilled.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Melt chocolate with the butter in a double boiler or in a bowl set over barely simmering water. Mix dry ingredients except the walnuts-- in a large mixer bowl on low speed for 4-5 minutes. Add the eggs and mix until blended. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking sheet and sprinkle with the walnuts, pressing nuts down lightly into the mixture with the palm of your hand. Bake in the preheated 300 degree oven for 40 minutes. You will know when it is done because the edges start to become a little crispy and the brownie has raised about ¼ inch. Note that even when the brownie is properly baked, it will test "gooey" with a toothpick in the middle due to the richness of the mixture. After removing from the oven, allow to cool at least 30 minutes. To make glaze: Mix together water, preserves and gelatin in a saucepan, mix thoroughly and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Use while hot. Spread the glaze in a thin layer over the brownies using a pastry brush. The brownies are easiest to cut if you can place the whole pan into the freezer for 3 - 4 hours after glazing, then remove and cut with a serrated knife.