Raspberry Brownie Bars

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 9″ square baking pan with two strips of parchment cut as wide as the pan. Position each piece opposite to form a sling.
• In a medium bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Blend with a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add 1 egg and blend with the pastry cutter.
• Put the pastry into the square baking pan. Press out in the bottom of the pan to form a flat crust.
• Bake in the oven for approximately 20 minutes. A toothpick will come out clean.
• When the pastry is done, remove to a rack.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, add melted butter and the cocoa powder. Mix until smooth.
• Mix in the sugar.
• Add the eggs 1 at a time. Beat between each addition.
• Add the rum, flour, and salt. Mix until the batter is smooth. Set aside.
• Using an offset spatula, spread the raspberry preserves over the pastry crust.
• Then cover the raspberry preserves with the brownie batter. Spoon the batter sporadically over the raspberry and smooth it carefully with the spatula. Avoid mixing the two layers.
• Top with chopped walnuts.
• Return it to the oven and bake approximately 30 to 40 minutes. When it is done, a toothpick will come out clean.
• Remove it from the oven and allow to completely cool on a wire rack.
• Using the parchment sling, remove the brownies from the pan onto a cutting board. Carefully slide the brownies off the parchment onto the board.
• Cut into squares.
• Serve and enjoy!