Butterscotch Brownies

Today we had our gourmet club and being the holiday season, we had a holiday theme. I was in charge of making a dessert. I love to bake so I was quite happy with this assignment. I wanted to try something different from my go-to staples for baking. I had been looking around on the internet when I found on one of my favorite blogs, Bakerella, this recipe for butterscotch brownies. Mmmm, that sounded yummy and different. she got the brownie recipe from VeryBestBaking.com and I used her ganache recipe to give it a little more omph like she did. Here is how it turned out:



Chewy Butterscotch Brownies
From: VeryBestBaking.com

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 2/3 cups (11-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Flavored Morsels, divided
1 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans since I had some left over from Thanksgiving)

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F.

COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 cup morsels and nuts. Spread into ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. (I would grease the pan so that it does not stick). Sprinkle with remaining morsels.

BAKE for 30 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.

Chocolate Ganache
From: Bakerella

6 oz. chocolate chip morsels
6 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
3 Tbsp unsalted butter

In a small saucepan, heat cream and butter until just before the boiling stage.
Pour over the chocolate chip morsels.
Let stand about 20 seconds and stir until smooth.
Pour over brownies.