Black Russian Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares (4, 1 ounce each)
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/3 cup kahlua
• 2 tablespoons vodka
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup toasted sliced almonds
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. line bottom of 13x9 inch baking pan with waxed paper.
• 2 melt chocolate and butter with pepper in small saucepan over low heat. remove from heat and cool.
• 3 combine eggs, sugar and vanilla in large bowl, beat well. stir in cooled chocolate mixture, kaluha and vodka.
• 4 combine flour, salt and baking powder and add to chocolate mixture. stir until blended. add walnuts. spread in prepared pan.
• 5 bake in preheated oven just until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. do not over bake.
• 6 cool in pan on wire rack. cut into bars. sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.