Recipe of the Week: Annette's Orange Brownies

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups sugar

1 tsp salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

4 eggs

2 tsp pure orange extract

1 tsp grated orange zest

Glaze:

1 cup confectioners' sugar

2 tbs orange juice (you can just squeeze it out of the orange you use for the zest)

1 tsp grated orange zest

Preheat oven to 350° F

Grease a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan and set aside. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. Add butter, eggs, orange extract, and orange zest and beat with a handheld electric mixer until well blended. Pour batter into the greased pan and bake for 30 mins, or until light golden brown and set. Remove from oven and pierce top of entire cake with a fork.

Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring until smooth. Pour glaze over cake. Cool cake and cut into squares. (It should make 24 squares).