Tri Level Brownies

By marlene

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 6 tbs butter or margarine melted
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
• 1 egg
• 1 ounce of square unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled
• 2/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts fudge frosting

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

For bottom layer, stir together oats, 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar and baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt. Stir in 6 tbs melted butter. Pat in 11x7x1 1/2 baking pan. Bake at 350* for 10 minutes. For middle layer combine granulated sugar, 1/4 cup butter and chocolate, add egg. Beat well. Stir together 2/3 cup flour , baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt, add to chocolate mixture alternately with a mixture of the milk and vanilla, mixing after each addition. Fold in nuts. Spread batter over baked layer. Continue baking at 350* for 25 minutes. Cool. Frost with fudge frosting. Cut into bars. Top with walnuts halves, if desired.

Fudge frosting:
In small saucepan melt 1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate and 2 tbs butter or margarine over low heat, stir constantly. Remove from heat, stir in 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla. Blend in hot water [about 2 tbs] to make almost pourable consistency.