INGREDIENTS
1/4 lb sweet butter
2 oz semi-sweet chocolate
2 eggs well beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup amaretto (di saronno
1 preferable)
1 chocolate frosting
1 (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square pan. Melt butter
and chocolate in a small saucepan; set aside to cool. Stir in eggs.
Add remaining ingredients except the Amaretto and mix well. Bake 35
minutes; brownies should still be soft. Cool. Poke with fork; pour
Amaretto over top of brownies. Refrigerate overnight. Ice with
favorite chocolate frosting. Cut into squares.
Servings: 12 servings
Amaretto Brownies Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Alcohol; Beverages; Cookie; Dessert
The History of Recipes
Written recipes as an idea can be found way back into antiquity, in fact as far back into recorded history as early Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early recipes were just very basic pictorial instructions for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to experts is a collection of clay tablets in ancient Sumerian which show the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made people feel `wonderful`. During the time of the Romans a roman called Apicius compiled a number of documents showing how to cook the recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his works, he recounts how the meals were split into hors d`oeuvres, main course and desserts, something we still use today. Aspicius also recounts how the early Romans used many different spices and herbs, including some that we all recognise for example basil, fennel and parsley. Later on, in the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought us many new foods and herbs from Arab cooking, including spices like coriander, parsley, and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas created an increase in books on cookery, most of which are kept safe in private cookery archives. Over the next few hundred years, the rich and powerful families of Wesstern Europe strove to serve the most extravagent meals, and as a consequence, the best chefs and their recipes became highly prized. However, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century that cookery and recipe books reached a high level of popularity. Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, devoted their lives to assembling, testing, and writing down the recipes of their peers. When we get to the 20th century, cookery books were starting to become popular mostly as a result of more people being able to read, people having increased leisure time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Amaretto Brownies recipe.
