Chocolate-Glazed Brownies

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.7 cup butter 
• 4 large eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup pecans toasted chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 4 cups semi chocolate chips divided
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Cook first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts.
2. Add 2 cups chocolate morsels and vanilla extract, stirring until mixture is smooth.
3. Let cool 15 minutes.
4. Add flour, baking soda, and salt to cooled chocolate mixture, stirring until blended; stir in eggs and chopped pecans until blended.
5. Spread brownie batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan.
6. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes.
7. Sprinkle remaining 2 cups chocolate morsels evenly over warm brownies, and let stand 5 minutes to soften.
8. Spread over top. Cool on a wire rack.