Carmelastic Fantastic Brownie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 14 ounces caramels
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 place caramels and condensed milk in heavy pan, cook over low heat, stirring often, till caramels are melted and blended well.
• 3 while caramels are cooking --
• 4 place crisco in heavy pan over low heat till melted -- set aside -- to cool.
• 5 beat sugar,and eggs and then add cocoa powder, milk and cooled crisco, blend well and set aside.
• 6 sift flour, salt and baking powder and add t chocolate mixture, beating well.stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of nuts.
• 7 place 2/3rds of batter into a greased 13x9" pan and bake for 12 minutes.
• 8 remove brownie from oven and pour melted caramels over top, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of nuts.
• 9 drop remaining third of brownie batter by teapsoons over and smooth useing dampened hands or a knife -- and marbelize brownies.
• 10 and smooth.
• 11 return to oven and cover with aluminum foil for 1 hour.
• 12 refrigerate with foil for another hour or till cooled.
• 13 cut into bars.