KitchenAid Mixer Brownies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 (1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, unsweetened best quality
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Walnuts or pecans

• Dairy

  • 2 sticks Butter, salted

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 sticks (8 oz) salted butter, divided use
• 4 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate, best quality
• 2 cups sugar (14 oz weight)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (4.5 oz)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (increase to 1 if using unsalted butter)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch pan with nonstick foil.
• Melt 1 stick (4 oz) of the butter and chocolate in small saucepan over low heat or in the top of a double boiler; set aside to cool.
• Place remaining 1/2 cup butter, sugar and vanilla in mixer bowl.
• Using the the flat blade, beat on mixer speed 2 for about 30 seconds. Scrape side of bowl and increase speed to 6 and beat for 2 minutes. If the butter was still pretty cold, you might want to mix for another 2 minutes.
• Decrease to mixer speed 4 and add eggs, one at a time, beating for 15 seconds after each egg, scraping bowl often.
• Add cooled chocolate mixture and mix on Speed 2 for 30 seconds.
• Stop and scrape bowl, then add salt and flour and stir on a low speed until blended. Stir in nuts, then pour into the pan an bake for 45 minutes.
• Let cool completely, then remove from the pan and cut into squares.