Chocolate Chip Nut Squares
6 (1 oz each) squares semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 cup cake flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp melted butter
2 tsp hot water
2/3 cup broken walnuts
Cut each small square of chocolate into 6 pieces. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
Beat egg, add sugar slowly and continue beating. Combine butter, water, nuts and chocolate with egg mixture. Mix thoroughly. Fold in flour mixture and blend well.
Pour batter into an 8x8-inch pan which has been lined with waxed paper and greased.
Bake in slow oven (325 F) for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool, remove from pan and cut in squares. Makes 20 2-inch or 80 1-inch squares.
** You can use 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips instead of 6 chopped squares of chocolate.
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