Paula Deen's Orange Brownies

By carmen-2

Ingredients

• GLAZE:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure orange extract (or orange oil)
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 cup powdered sugar, measure then sift
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 2 Tablespoons + fresh orange juice

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from recipegirl.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan.

2. Prepare brownies: In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and salt. Add butter, eggs, orange extract and orange zest and beat with handheld mixer until well-blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until light golden brown and set. Remove from oven and pierce top of entire cake with a skewer or a fork.

3. Prepare Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring until smooth. Add more juice, if needed to create a pouring consistency. Pour glaze over cake. Cool cake and cut into squares.

Tips:
*Do you have to use the orange extract? Yep... if you want the super-orangey flavor that is supposed to come out in these brownies to really show up, you'll need the orange extract. You can pick up a good orange extract that doesn't have that *artificial* flavor at Whole Foods, or you can find orange oil at baking/cooking supply stores.