Black Bars
Source of Recipe
by Laurel, from the Seward Community Newspaper
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup molasses
4 oz. German sweet chocolate
3 eggs
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soft butter
1/2 to 1 tsp. each: cloves, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg & vanilla (I used 1 t. of vanilla & 1 t. of Saigon cinnamon; 1/2 t. of the others)
1 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup flour
Your favorite liqueur - optional (I used Grand Marnier)Recipe
Preheat oven to 350F.
Melt molasses and chocolate over low heat. Cool. Add eggs, sugar, butter, spices, juice, and vanilla. Mix well. Stir pecans, orange and lemon rind, baking powder and soda into flour.
Grease and flour a cookie sheet with sides. [I figure it meant a jelly roll pan; I used a 9x13 brownie pan and it was perfect. I always line mine first with foil and then spray with Pam baking spray with flour.] Spread dough evenly into cookie sheet.
Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with your favorite liqueur at this time, if you desire (I used about 2 tablespoons.) Let cool before cutting into squares. Store in an airtight container. If you added the liqueur, age the bars in the back of the refrigerator for a week or so before serving. Sprinkle the bars with powdered sugar before serving.
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