Brownies #05
16 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Sifted all-purpose flour | 
| Few grains salt | ||
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine | 
| 2 | (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate | |
| 1 | cup | Sugar | 
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract | 
| ½ | cup | Chopped nuts (optional) | 
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square cake pan with unsalted shortening and dust lightly with flour. Sift together flour and salt. Melt butter and chocolate in the top of a large double-boiler over hot, not boiling, water. Remove from heat. Blend in sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition; add vanilla and beat well. Mix in sifted dry ingredients. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes, or until a slight imprint is left when the top is touched lightly with finger. Cool in pan on cake rack. Cut into 2-inch squares while warm. Makes 16 brownies. 
FROM ELSA MAUGER,
REDBOOK, DEC 1972, "THE GREAT
CHRISTMAS COOKIE-SWAP COOKBOOK" From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .