Recipe: 00180 Title : Chocolate Brownies Author: Joel Ehrlich Date : June 1995 _________________________________________________________________________ Yields 18 Brownies 4 oz Bittersweet Chocolate 3 Eggs 1 1/2 Cups Sugar 3/4 Cup Flour, Sifted 6 Tbls Butter 1 1/2 Cups Walnut Pieces 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 tsp Salt Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter the (12" x 7 1/2") baking pan. Chop the chocolate into small pieces and melt in the top of a double boiler over -NOT IN- simmering water. Stir until smooth and melted. Combine and cream the sugar and butter using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Add the vanilla and the salt. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat at moderate speed until thickened and increased in volume (about 5 minutes). Add the chocolate. Beat until well blended. Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the flour. Fold in the walnuts. Pour into the prepared pan. Smooth the top. Bake until done in the center (35-40 minutes). Remove from the oven and let rest in the pan for 30 minutes. -=-=-=-=-=-=- _________________________________________________________________________