Brownies From Scratch

Description

These scratch-made brownies are simple and delicious.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup white sugar
• ⅓ cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 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
3. stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove top of double boiler and stir sugar
4. flour
5. eggs
6. salt
7. and vanilla extract into chocolate mixture until batter is smooth. Fold walnuts into batter; spread into the prepared pan.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
9. about 25 minutes. Cut brownies while warm.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 16