Our Chocolate Brownie

By Grazor

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar (preferably brown)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup all-purpose flour or unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa - (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 8 ounces (8 squares) semi-sweet chocolate (coarsely chopped)
• 1 cup pecans or almonds roasted & chopped - (optional) (roast in oven for 7 mins at 350F)

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 13 by 9-inch pan.

Melt chocolate, sugar & butter in metal bowl over simmering water (without allowing bowl to touch the water) until ingredients are fully melted (3-5 mins.)
Add dry ingredients into a separate mixing bowl.

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.

Stir in flour, cocoa and salt; mix well. Add chocolate and pecans.

Lightly mix vanilla and eggs; blend well. And add to the rest of the ingredients.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until set. Cool.
Cut into 36 bars.