Recipe - Symphony Brownies

I don't know about you, but I definitely like to cook and bake more in the winter than the summer.  I always get in the mood to try new recipes and get out of the food rut.  Right now, I have about a 3 inch stack of recipes waiting to be tried plus a new Miss Kay of Duck Dynasty's cookbook, Pioneer Woman's new Holiday cookbook and one of Trisha Yearwood's.  All of them have good "home cooking" recipes plus lots of their fun to read comments.  

Tonight I'm trying Symphony Brownies that I saw at MyBakingAddiction.com.  I've had Symphony Brownies before and they were very good.  The Symphony candy bars have bits of toffee and almonds so these brownies are super chocolatey (?) and rich.  Here is the recipe:

SYMPHONY BROWNIES

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate; coarsely chopped
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 (4.5 ounce) Symphony Chocolate bars; broken into squares

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Microwave chocolate and butter or margarine in large bowl at medium (50% power) for 3-4 minutes or until butter is melted.
3. Whisk until chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar and add in eggs, extract and salt. Gradually add in flour and stir until just combined.
4. Spread 1/2 the batter into prepared pan. Add an even layer of Symphony Chocolate squares and cover with remaining 1/2 of brownie batter. Bake for 30-35 minutes; do not over bake.
5. Remove to cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

Inspired by Paula Deen and adapted from allrecipes.com

   

  Now that the Colts are out of the running for the Super Bowl, I'm looking forward to the games tomorrow and hoping for a Denver Broncos win!