Date-butterscotch Brownies

Ingredients

50 gr shortening
220 gr packed brown sugar
2 gr vanilla
1 egg
95 gr all purpose flour
60 gr walnuts
5 gr baking powder
1 gr salt
75 gr dates

Instructions

*if using self-rising flour Omit baking powder and salt. Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease square pan, 8 X 8 X 5 cm. Heat shortening in 1- 0.5-quart saucepan over low heat until melted; remove from heat. Mix in brown sugar, vanilla and egg. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread in pan. Bake 25 minutes. Cut into 5 cm squares while warm. 16 BROWNIES; 145 CALORIES PER BROWNIE. ----