Recipe - Grand Marnier Brownies

2 Squares (1 oz. each)
unsweetened chocolate
2 cup Sugar
One half cup Vegetable oil
One half cup Grand Marnier or other
orangeflavored liqueur
One fourth cup Chocolateflavored syrup
4 Beaten eggs
3 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoon Grated orange peel
1 teaspoon Orange juice
1 One fourth cup Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 pack (12 oz.) semisweet
chocolate chips, divided
2 tablespoon Shortening
Orange peel strips, for
garnish

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9" x 13" pan. Melt unsweetened chocolate on
top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. Remove from heat and
mix in sugar, oil, liqueur, syrup, eggs, cocoa, orange peel and juice. Stir
in flour, baking powder, and 1 1/3 c. chocolate chips. Spread batter evenly
in prepared pan. Bake 22 minutes; do not overbake.

As soon as brownies are removed from oven, melt remaining 2/3 c. chocolate
chips and shortening on top of double boiler over hot, not boiling water;
stir until smooth. Spread hot chocolate mixture over warm brownies. Cool
completely in pan over wire rack. Cut into 2inch squares. Garnish with
orange peel strips, if desired. Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange
Newsletter by docden docden@mnl.vlink.net on Jul 07, 1997