Brownies I

6 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate

⅔ cup butter

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.

Melt the chocolate and butter in the top of a double-boiler, stirring sporadically. When melted and combined, add the sugar and eggs, and stir until combined. Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder into the pan; stir until combined. Stir in the nuts (or raisins, or M&M candies, or toffee bits, etc.).

Spread the batter in the pan, smoothing it into the corners. Bake for about 35 minutes, but don t let it over-bake. Cool before cutting.