BEGINNERS BROWNIES

Ingredients:
Butter - 1/2 cup
Unsweetened chocolate - 50 gms
Sugar - 1 cup
Eggs -2
Vanilla extract -1 tsp
all purpose flour - 3/4 cup
Chopped nuts - 1/2 cup (optional)

Method:

• In the top of a double boiler, melt butter and chocolate together over water that is simmering, not boiling.
• Meanwhile, use the butter wrapper to grease a square 8" baking pan.
• Shake in a little flour, then shake out excess.
• When butter and chocolate melted, remove and set it on the counter top to cool.
• Add sugar; when mixture is room temperature, blend in eggs one at a time, beating well.
• Add vanilla extract. stir in flour and if desired, chopped nuts.
• stir only until ingredients are well mixed. spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes, no longer.
• Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool.
• When room temperature, cut into squares.