Brownies,Chocolate Fudge

By lisapearce

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 3 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into chunks 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 5 eggs, lightly beaten 4 cups chopped walnut pieces
• Glaze: 1 tablespoon water 2 tablespoons apricot preserves

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
1.Preheat oven to 325F.
2.In a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter in a glass bowl set over simmering water.
3.Sift together flour, sugar and baking powder. Stir chocolate mixture into flour mixture. Whisk in eggs.
4.Pour into a 12 x 9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle walnuts on top, pressing slightly into batter.
5.Bake 40 minutes, or until the edges become slightly crisp and the brownie has raised about 1/4 inch. (Even when the brownie is properly baked, it will test “gooey” with a toothpick in the center.) Let cool 30 minutes.
6.Combine water and preserves in a medium saucepan, whisking well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil 2 minutes.
7.Using a pastry brush, pat glaze over brownies.