Chocolate Brownies Recipe With Pretzels

Pretzels add a little saltiness to this chocolate brownies recipe.

By Karen Keb
January/February 2013
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Lightly crushed pretzels add great texture and salty flare to this Chocolate Brownies Recipe.
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Based on the chewy Ghirardelli Award-Winning Brownies recipe, these brownies reveal some interesting texture from the crunch and salt of pretzels. Serve them, and ask eaters to guess your secret ingredient!

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Chocolate Brownies Recipe With Pretzels

2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
3/4 cup sweet ground chocolate (Ghirardelli brand, found near the hot chocolate)
2/3 cup flour (unsifted)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup crushed pretzels (lightly crushed in food processor or pounded in bag)
3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350°F. Coat 8-inch or 9-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray; set aside.

In large bowl, stir together eggs, sugar and vanilla. Add butter and mix well.

In separate bowl, sift together chocolate, flour, baking powder and salt. Stir chocolate mixture into egg mixture, along with pretzels and chocolate chips.

Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Yields 9 to 12 brownies.

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