Brownies From Scratch

8 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

  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.

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