Brownies

The Ultimate Brownie is tall like a cakey-brownie, but is dense like a fudgy-brownie.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 225g dark chocolate (high cocoa content)
• 225g butter
• 5 eggs
• 600g sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 200g flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 275g chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 190° C.
2. Grease a 23 x 33 cm pan.
3. Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat; set aside.
4. In a mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla at high speed for 10 minutes.
5. Blend in chocolate mixture, flour and salt until just mixed.
6. Stir in the nuts.
7. Pour into prepared pan.
8. Bake for 35-40 minutes. (Don't overbake.)
9. Cool and frost if desired, but that is not necessary.