Chocolate Nougat Squares Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Film the inside of a 9x9 by 2 inch baking pan with non stick cooking spray..
• Chill the candy…..refrigerate the chunks of chocolate candy for 20 minutes.
• Refrigerating the candy helps to keep its shape intact as its incorporated into the batter…….
• Mix the batter , sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt onto a sheet of waxed paper.
• In a medium -sized mixing bowl, whisk the melted butter and chocolate until smooth.
• In a large mixing bowl , whisk until combined, about 30 seconds
• Blend in the vanilla extract and melted butter- chocolate mixture.
• Sift the flour mixture over and stir to form a batter, mixing thoroughly until the particles of flour are absorbed, using a whisk or flat wooden paddle
• Carefully stir in the chunks of candy
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly
• Smooth the top with a rubber spatula
• Bake , the brownies in the preheated oven for 35- 40 minutes, or until set.
• Let the brownies stand in pan on a cooling rack for 2 hours
• Refrigerate for 1 hour
• With a small sharp knife , cut them into quarters then cut each quarter into 4 squares
• Remove the squares from the baking pan , using a small spatula
• Store in airtight container
• makes 16 squares.