Brownies From Scratch

Ingredients

• 0.25 cups butter
• 2 squaress unsweetened chocolate , 1 ounce
• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.33 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan.

2. 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. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cut brownies while warm.