Pop quiz.  Where did the birth of the brownie happen?  If you said Chicago, you win. (Actually, we all win — the world is a better place with brownies.) It started at the Palmer House for the 1896 World’s  Fair as a desert you could walk around the fair with.  I made a couple of changes.  I did away with the gluten by using coconut flour.  I also upped the vanilla, lowered the sugar and did away with the apricot preserves so traditional yet updated.  I hope you like it.

6 oz dark chocolate chips (one cup)

3/4 cup sugar

2 sticks butter

1/2 cups coconut flour

1/4 salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 eggs

3/4 cups walnuts, crushed

Mix together sugar, salt and flour

Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler and combine well

Add flour and sugar to chocolate

Whip eggs for 3 minutes until a light yellow

Add eggs to chocolate mixture

Beat for 2 minutes

Butter 8 x 8 pan and line with parchment

Place batter in 8 x 8 pan

Add walnuts and press into batter

Bake for 35- 40 minutes at 300