Chocolate-Orange Cream Brownies

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup cocoa
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 tsp. Grand Marnier liqueur or 1/2 tsp orange extract
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 3 TBS butter
  
• Orange Cream Frosting (recipe below)

Instructions
Beat eggs with a wire whisk until thick and frothy. Add sugar; stir well. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually stir into egg mixture. Stir in 1 cup melted butter and liqueur (or orange extract). Pour into a greased 15x10-inch jellyroll pan.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Heat chocolate squares and 3 TBS butter in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Cool.

Spread Orange Cream frosting over uncut brownies. Drizzle cooled chocolate over frosting. Dip a small spatula in hot water; wipe dry. Using warm spatula, spread chocolate thinly to cover frosting completely. Let stand until chocolate is set. Cut into thin bars. Store in refrigerator.

Orange Cream Frosting

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp grated orange rind
• 2 1/2 TBS orange juice
• 1 TBS Grand Marnier or 1/4 tsp orange extract

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. Add orange rind, juice and liqueur (or orange extract); beat until blended.

I used orange extract instead of Grand Marnier.
Tricia Ann

Fresh Strawberry Pie

We usually do strawberries or peaches with this pie recipe, but I think I've had it with blueberries too. It would probably work with most fruits. Grammy usually makes it, and she complains every time about how long it takes. She does admit that it's easy though. In the end, though, it's worth all the time it takes! This pie is delicious!

• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons of strawberry jello

Bring water, sugar, and cornstarch to a boil. Add the jello and set to egg white consistency. Put fresh strawberries in cooked pie shell, and pour the set mixture over the berries. Top with whipped cream.