Rich Brownies

• 4 ounces (110 g) unsweetened baking chocolate
• ⅔ cup (160 g / 1.6 dl) solid fat (e.g. margarine, butter, shortening, or lard)
• 2 cups (450 g / 2.7 dl) baking sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1¼ cup (300 g / 3 dl) flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (240 g / 2.4 dl) coarsely chopped nuts (½ inch / 1 cm walnuts work well)

Ingredients for 9 servings (1.5 kg) · the original recipeShow how each ingredient was counted

Method

1. 1

   Heat oven to 175 °C (350 °F).

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2. 2

   Melt chocolate and margarine in a double boiler, or (carefully) in a saucepan on low heat, stirring often.

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3. 3

   Remove from heat.

4. 4

   Mix in the sugar, eggs and vanilla.

5. 5

   Excluding the nuts, mix the dry ingredients with each other, and then into the wet mixture.

6. 6

   Mix in the nuts.

7. 7

   Spread into a 30x20 cm (13x9 in) baking pan, or into two 20x20 cm (8x8 in) baking pans.

8. 8

   Bake for 30 minutes, or until brownies pull away from the sides of the pan.

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