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
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 inch square baking pan.
- 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.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cut brownies while warm.