Nana's Brownies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch table salt
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease 8x8x2" baking pan.
• 2 cream shortening and sugar with electric mixer (stand or handheld). add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in melted chocolate, vanilla and salt. fold in flour by hand; if using walnuts, fold in at this point as well. pour into prepared pan.
• 3 bake in preheated oven 30 minutes.