Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Ingredients:

• 3 ounce bar 70% bittersweet dark chocolate
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch process is best)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup toasted walnuts/pecans + 1/4 cup choc chips (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 176° C.
2. In a saucepan on very low heat, melt chocolate with oil, stirring a few times.
3. Remove from heat to cool down.
4. Line an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with foil and grease the bottom only... or line with ungreased parchment paper. #Leave enough extra foil or parchment to use as "handles."
5. Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt onto wax paper or into a bowl. Set aside.
6. To the saucepan, stir in sugar by hand followed by eggs and vanilla.
7. Stir as little as possible.
8. Stir in flour/cocoa mixture followed by nuts and chocolate chips.
9. Spread evenly into pan and bake for 20 min – no more.