Brownies From Scratch

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• (1 ounce) squaresunsweetened chocolate
• cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extra ct
• cup coarsely chopped walnuts (Optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 inch square baking pan.
2. Melt butter and chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove top of double boiler and stir sugar, flour, eggs, salt, and vanilla extract into chocolate mixture until batter is smooth. Fold walnuts into batter; spread into the prepared pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cut brownies while warm.