Classic Unsweetened Chocolate Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
4 ounces unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, cold
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup walnuts (optional) or 2/3 cup pecans (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Line a 8x8 pan with foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides.
Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pot of barely simmering water until smooth, stirring often.
Remove bowl from heat and stir in sugar vanilla and salt.
Add eggs one at a time, stirring thoroughly.
Stir in flour and beat with a spoon or rubber spatula for a minute or two until smooth and glossy.
Stir in nuts.
Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth to even it.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out with some thick gooey batter clinging to it.