Thursday, December 10, 2009
Baking Season -- or something like that
So I made Vegan Brownies this evening and they turned out really really well! I know there are usually two separate camps as far as "gooey" or "crunchy" are concerned but I definitely went the "gooey" route on these. My worry with a Vegan Brownie recipe is that if you do overcook it, it's just going to be super dry as opposed to crunchy. Like chalk. :-) Eew.
I did the recipe slightly differently than the directions called for:
** Instead of Soy Milk I used some unflavored Almond Milk.
** Being too lazy to come up with my own double boiler, I just used the microwave -- be careful with chocolate chips and hot oil, though. Ow.
** I always add about twice the amount of Vanilla Extract a recipe calls for -- so 2 tsp is what I used.
** When I had finally combined everything at the end I tasted it and it wasn't quite sweet enough so I added a TBSP of honey.
** Added some Chocolate Chips to the top of the brownies just before putting them in the oven.
** I originally set the timer for 15 minutes just to be sure they didn't get overdone and then ended up letting them go for another few minutes and they came out pretty gooey. So if you like them a little more done, go for at least 20 minutes.
** The flour I used was Unbleached White Whole Wheat Flour from King Arthur Flour Co. and instead of spraying the pan I actually used parchment paper. Not such a big fan of the aerosol food products.
http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/10707
Fudgy Brownies
Vegetarian Times Issue: September 8, 2008 p.67 — Member Rating: 111
Ingredient List
Serves 16
* ¾ cup unbleached flour
* ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* ¹/8 tsp. baking powder
* ¹/8 tsp. baking soda
* ¹/8 tsp. salt
* ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
* ¼ cup canola oil
* 1 small ripe banana, mashed
* ½ cup sugar
* ½ cup plain soymilk
* 1 Tbs. flaxseed meal
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 9-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
2. Melt chocolate chips with canola oil in double boiler, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat, and whisk in banana and sugar. Combine soymilk, flaxseed meal, and vanilla in measuring cup, then fold into chocolate mixture. Stir chocolate mixture into flour mixture until just combined, then spread in prepared baking pan.
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out dry, but middle is still soft. Cool in pan on wire rack, then cut into 16 squares.
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