Brownies

I cleaned out the pantry a couple of weeks ago and found some Baker's chocolate that was waiting to be baked into some yummy brownies. The recipe I've been using for a couple of years is Katharine Hepburn's Brownies. These are very easy and call for fairly common ingredients (with the exception of the chocolate).

Katharine Hepburn's Brownies
1 stick of butter (8 Tbsp.)
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped walnuts (optional) I don't use nuts in these brownies.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan over medium heat while stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat the mixture well. Stir in flour and salt (and nuts, if desired). Bake the brownies in a buttered and floured 8" square pan for about 40 minutes. You can cut the brownies into squares and eat them out of the pan, but they're prettier piled on a plate so people can grab them with their fingers (If you can get them out of the pan.)

The ingredients:

The buttered and floured pan:

Melting the butter and chocolate:

Don't be tempted to eat this mixture...it is very bitter because there is no sugar, yet. Looks good, though.

Just before going into the oven:

Immediately out of the oven:

I had a little difficulty getting them out of the pan. Next time, I'll use parchment paper in the pan. Maybe that will help.

Don't judge a brownie by its appearance. These are delicious!