Kathryn Hepburn Brownies

Miss Hepburn had 3 rules to live by:

1) Never Quit

2) Be Yourself

3) Don't Put to much flour in your brownies.

This is a favorite recipe of mine.  Super easy.....and oh so rich and chewy.

Miss Hepburn's Brownies
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter

2 squares unsweetened chocolate

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1. Melt together 1 stick butter and 2 squares unsweetened chocolate and take the saucepan off the heat.

2. Stir in 1 cup sugar, add 2 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and beat the mixture well.

3. Stir in 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. (In the original recipe, 1 cup chopped walnuts is added here as well.)

4. Bake the brownies in a buttered and floured 8-inch-square pan at 325°F for about 40 minutes.

You can cut these brownies into squares, once they have cooled, and eat them out of the pan, but it is so much nicer to pile them on a fancy plate.Try a square of brownie on a plate with a little blob of créme fraîche  or homemade vanilla ice-cream and a scattering of shaved chocolate.  Don't forget to add a stemmed cherry.  

Enjoy!  Carol