Touchdown Brownies with Caramel Sauce - butter

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and place a metal bowl or double boiler over it; make sure the bowl is not touching the water.
• Add the butter and chocolate squares to the bowl and stir until melted.
• Pour the melted chocolate into a large glass bowl.
• Add the sugar, flour, nuts, vanilla and eggs, and mix well.
• Line a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
• Rub the parchment paper with butter to prevent sticking.
• Then pour the brownie batter into the dish.
• Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the brownies from the oven.
• Use the parchment paper to lift the brownies from the baking dish.
• Cut into bars.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with Caramel Sauce.
• Garnish with additional toppings as desired.
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and 1 1/2 cups water.
• Cook and stir over high heat until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture comes to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium.
• Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is a golden color.
• Remove from the heat.
• Carefully whisk in the cream, half at a time.
• Stir in the butter and vanilla.
• Return to medium heat to melt any sugar lumps.
• Let cool.