Ricotta Filled Squares
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 t. vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
Ricotta Filling (recipe follows)
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in a pan over low heat. Remove from
heat and
stir in cocoa powder. Set aside to cool slightly. In a large mixing
bowl,
beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Set aside.
Combine flour,
baking powder and salt, then add to egg mixture, beating in well.
Thoroughly
blend in cocoa mixture. Pour half of batter into a greased 8" square
pan. Smooth
to edges. layer will be quite thin. Pour Ricotta Filling over chocolate
layer. Spread to edges of pan. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over
Ricotta
Filling. Use back of spoon to spread top layer of batter gently and
evenly over
filling. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick tests clean.
Remove from
oven, let cool and cut into 2" squares.
Ricotta Filling:
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
2 T. butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 T. flour
1/2 t. vanilla
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and bet until creamy.
Makes 16 brownies.
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