Ingredients

　　1/3 cup butter

　　3 squares (3 ounces) unsweetened chocolate

　　1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

　　1/2 teaspoon baking powder

　　1/2 teaspoon salt

　　3 large eggs

　　2 cups sugar

　　1/2 cup, plus 1 tablespoon Kahlua

　　3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

　　Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan. Melt the butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over boiling water. Let cool slightly. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Beat the eggs with the sugar until light. Stir in the chocolate mixture and 1/2 cup of the Kahlua, then add the flour mixture and blend. Stir in the nuts. Turn the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. When the brownies have cooled, brush the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of Kahlua.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.