Old Fashioned Brownies
- 1 cup walnut pieces
- 4 extra-large eggs
- 1 12 cups sugar
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (1 1/4 sticks)
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 34 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Preheat oven to 325; grease and line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper (leave an overhang so you can easily remove brownies to cooling rack).
- Put the walnut pieces in an ovenproof dish and lightly toast in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool; dont' turn off the oven.
- Meanwhile, break the eggs into a mixing bowl.
- Use a hand-held mixer to beat them until frothy; then beat in the sugar.
- Beat for a minute then, still beating constantly, add the melted butter in a steady stream.
- Beat for 1 minute more, then add the vanilla extract.
- Sift the flour and cocoa directly into the bowl and stir in with a wooden spoon.
- When thoroughly combined stir in the toasted walnuts.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, spread evenly, and level the surface.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes, until a pick comes out just clean.
- Remove the pan from the oven.
- Leave the brownie to cool completely in the pan before removing and cutting into 16 pieces.
- Store in an airtight container.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-brownies-484879 (may not work)