American : Sweet and Spicy Brownies

• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate
  
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine
  
• 2 cups granulated sugar
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tablespoon Original TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce
  
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  

Melt chocolate and butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently; stir in sugar and set aside to cool slightly.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan. Add eggs, one at a time, to chocolate mixture in saucepan, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour and TABASCO^® Sauce and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour mixture into pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick a inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into squares.

Makes 16 brownies.