uncle tom's butterscotch brownies                              

 

The butterscotch brownies in Aunt Dimity's Good Deed are my true favorites (so far) because they're incredibly sweet, they require only one bowl, and they're virtually foolproof. A kind woman brought some to me when I was visiting a bookstore in Michigan. She confessed, rather shamefacedly, that she'd left them in the over 45 minutes too long. Happily, she had nothing to be shamed about--they were delicious. As I said: foolproof!

 

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Preheat oven to 365 degrees Fahrenheit.

Makes 16 brownies.

 

1/2 cup melted butter

2 cups dark brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Butter a 9-inch square cake pan. Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl, combining them well. Spread mixture
 in the cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until dry on top and almost firm to the touch. Let cool for 10-15 minutes, then
cut in 2-inch squares.

 

 

 

 

 

Reprinted from AUNT DIMITY'S GOOD DEED by Nancy Atherton by permission of Penguin Books, a member of Penguin Putnam, Inc. Copyright 1996 by Nancy T. Atherton. All rights reserved. This excerpt, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.