tribute-to-katherine-hepburn brownies

i've been in a brownie kick for awhile now so once i saw these i really wanted to try them. filled with nuts and very fudgy are my kind of brownies (notice how little flour is called for). so i thought i'd try to make these for some of my friends last friday night.

recipe
1/4c flour
1/2tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4tsp. salt
1stick unsalted butter
1/2c unsweetened cocoa powder
2tsp. ground instant coffee
2eggs, room temperature
1c sugar
1tsp. vanilla
1c chopped walnuts/ pecans
4oz. bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

preheat oven to 325degrees. butter an 8x8 baking pan then line the bottom with parchment paper. whisk the cinnamon, flour and salt together and set aside the bowl. melt the butter in a saucepan then start to add the cocoa powder, then coffee. once well combined take off the heat and cool for a few minutes. whisk in the eggs. next stir in the sugar, vanilla and then add the nuts, chocolate. bake for 30minutes. cool, cut and serve. enjoy! makes nine well-sized brownies.

this came from a blog i stumbled upon a few days ago (the URL: http://www.survivingoz.com/2009/07/lisa-vs-tribute-to-katherine-hepburn.html). the picture of them on her blog sold me. and they were a hit. no doubt a gut bomb, but deliciously rich and gooey. i didn't add the coffee and added more cinnamon instead. i also took them out at 28minutes. i used pecans and would have used whole pecans to decorate them but i only had whole walnuts. i liked how the chocolate bits/ pieces added at the end of the batter didn't fully melt. a very good recipe and these will definitely be made again.