| 1 | In mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. |
| 2 | Add oil to mixing bowl and blend well. |
| 3 | Stir in the matzo cake meal and chocolate pieces. |
| 4 | Stir in nuts, if desired. |
| 5 | Line an 8x8x2" baking pan with foil. |
| 6 | Grease lightly. |
| 7 | Turn batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. |
| 8 | Bake at 325°F for 25 to 30 minutes or till done (top will be shiny and edges dry). |
| 9 | Let cool in pan on wire rack. |
| 10 | Meanwhile, prepare glaze if desired. |
| 11 | Spread over cooled brownies. |
| 12 | Dark chocolate glaze: in a small heavy saucepan or skillet, melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces over low heat. |
| 13 | Remove from heat and stir in 1 tsp butter or margarine. |
| 14 | In a small bowl, dissolve ?tsp instant coffee crystals in 1 tbsp hot water. |
| 15 | Stir in 3 tbsp dairy sour cream and ?tsp maple flavoring. |
| 16 | Add sour cream mixture to chocolate, stirring till smooth and shiny. |
| 17 | Makes about ?cup. |
| 18 | Note: for a regular brownie, you can substitute ?cup all purpose flour for the matzo cake meal and add 1 tsp vanilla. |
| 19 | Also, you can double the recipe. |
| 20 | Use a 13x9x2" baking pan and bake batter for about 30 minutes. |
| 21 | Brownie ice cream pie: prepare brownie batter as directed. |
| 22 | Line a 9" pie plate with foil and grease lightly. |
| 23 | Turn batter into pie plate. |
| 24 | Bake at 325°F for 30 minutes. |
| 25 | Remove from oven. |
| 26 | Using the back of a wooden spoon dipped in cocoa powder, press hot brownies down, then gradually outward and evenly up the sides of pie plate. |
| 27 | Cool, then freeze till firm. |
| 28 | Make dark chocolate glaze while crust is freezing; cool glaze to room temperature. |
| 29 | Lift shell from plate; remove foil. |
| 30 | Fill with ?gal of slightly softened ice cream or frozen yogurt, adding a middle layer of the glaze and more chopped nuts. |
| 31 | (if you"d like a smaller pie, use 1 qt of ice cream in the crust, then top with glaze and chopped nuts). |
| 32 | Sharon winstein and her friend louise levitt created these flour-free brownies for their first temple cooking class. |
| 33 | For a twist, make the brownie ice cream pie. |
