Fudgy brownies

 

Makes 12 brownies

• 4 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1¼ cups sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

1. Melt together chocolate and butter in top of doubleboiler over hot water ; cool for 15 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350F ; line 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with aluminium foil and grease foil.
3. Stir sugar into chocolate mixture ; stir in eggs and vanilla.
4. Stir in flour until blended ; pour into prepared pan, spreading evenly and sprinkle with walnuts.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes ; cool completely in pan on wire rack.
6. Refrigerate 30 minutes for easier cutting ; invert onto cutting surface.
7. Peel off foil ; turn over.
8. Cut into squares.

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