Fayes Brownies

Our neighbor, a retired college librarian, made the best brownies. She passed along the recipe to me in high school so that our family could continue to enjoy them.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 1 eight x eleven inch pan brownies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 5  ounces baking chocolate
• 6  eggs
• 3  cups sugar
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  cup pecans, broken coursely

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degree F.
2. Lightly grease an 8 x 11-inch baking pan.
3. Melt the chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler; cool.
4. Beat eggs lightly.
5. Add sugar, salt, and vanilla extract; mix well.
6. Slowly incorporate the chocolate/butter mixture; mix well.
7. Gently mix the pecans in the flour.
8. Add flour mixture; fold together enough only to mix well.
9. Pour into prepared pan.
10. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
11. Cut into squares while warm.