Nancy Reagan's Brownies

Ingredients

  • 3 squares semisweet baking chocolate
  • 2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 3 sticks butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup cake flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 cups pecans - finely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Melt chocolate & butter in top of double boiler, then cool.

Beat eggs & sugar until light in color. Add chocolate mixture to egg mixture.

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder. Add to other ingredients above.

Mix in vanilla & nuts.

Pour into buttered, floured 12x18" pan.

Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

Cool, cut & then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.