Chewy, Fudgy Brownies

Chewy, Fudgy Brownies
from The Dessert Bible

4oz unsweetened chocolate
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cups walnuts, in pieces (optional)

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Line an 8x8 pan with foil or parchment paper and spray with baking spray.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter in microwave at 50% power for 2 minutes or melt in a saucepan over very low heat.  Whisk the eggs and vanilla together in a medium bowl.  Add the melted chocolate mixture and whisk to combine (mixture will thicken considerably).  Add all other ingredients and mix together with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.  The batter will be very thick and somewhat greasy looking.
3. Scrape batter into baking pan (the batter will hang together like bread dough) and press into place with a spatula.  Bake about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.  For chewier brownies,
bake an additional 5-10 minutes.  Let cool at least 2 hours in a pan before removing, cutting and serving (good luck waiting on that!).