Maple Walnut Brownies

Chewy, moist and with assertive-yet-smooth maple flavor, these brownies are a great change from chocolate.Taste of Home Cooking School16 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- MAPLE GLAZE:
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk or half-and-half cream
Directions
- Combine the flour, salt and baking powder; set aside. In a saucepan,
- melt butter and brown sugar. Remove from the heat and stir in maple
- syrup. Cool mixture to lukewarm. Beat in eggs and flavoring. Stir in
- flour mixture and nuts.
- Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25
- minutes or until edges pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool on
- a wire rack.
- For glaze, combine sugar, syrup and enough milk to achieve a pourable
- consistency. Drizzle over brownies. Yield: 16 servings.