Recipe - Homemade Blondie Bars With Chocolate And Almonds

1 cup Plus 1 tablespoon sifted
allpurpose
; flour
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1/8 teaspoon Salt
2 Vanilla beans; split
One half cup Unsalted butter
1 lg Egg
1 cup Plus 1 tablespoon packed
light brown
; sugar
Three fourths cup Toasted almonds; (or
pecans),
; coarsely chopped
2 ounce White chocolate; coarsely
chopped
2 ounce Dark chocolate; coarsely
chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter a 6 to 8 inch square baking pan. Sift the flour with the baking soda
and salt onto a sheet of waxed paper. Scrape the vanilla beans and reserve
the pods and scrapings. Place the vanilla and the butter in a small
saucepan and heat until melted. Beat the egg with the brown sugar at medium
high speed until it resembles very loose meringue, about 3 minutes, then
add melted butter. Reduce the speed, then add the flour and mix until not
quite incorporated. Add the nuts and chopped chocolate; fold until well
blended. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.

Bake until the top is dry and golden and a toothpick inserted in the center
emerges nearly dry, about 30 minutes.

Makes 15 bars.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 2062 Calories (kcal); 187g Total Fat; (76% calories from fat);
33g Protein; 94g Carbohydrate; 435mg Cholesterol; 990mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 1 One half Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 35 1/2
Fat; 4 One half Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: COOKING LIVE PRIMETIME SHOW #CP0038

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.