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Cream Cheese-Hazelnut Brownies
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
For the Filling:
4 oz. softened cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup finely ground roasted hazelnuts
Roast hazelnuts, shelled, in a 275º F. oven for 25 minutes.
Rub hazelnuts with a rough cloth to remove skins
For the Brownies:
l cup semisweet chocolate morsels
4 Tbsp. butter
3/4 cup flour
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup coarsely chopped roasted hazelnuts
Recipe
For the filling: Combine cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add egg. lemon juice, and vanilla and continue beating until well mixed. Use a spatula to fold in hazelnuts. Cover and refrigerate.
For the brownies: Melt chocolate morsels and butter in a double boiler above simmering water over med. heat and set aside.
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a med. bowl and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350º F. Combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer until smooth and lemon-colored, about 2 minutes. Beat in melted-chocolate mixture, then add flour mixture and continue beating until mixture is smooth. Fold in hazelnuts with a spatula.
Spread half the batter into an 8" square baking pan. Spread filling over chocolate, then gently spread remaining batter over filling. Pull a spatula through layers to create a marbleized effect.
Bake for about 40 minutes.
Allow to cool before cutting into 2" squares.
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