Friday, August 10, 2007

Black Bean Brownies

CHOCOLATE BEAN BROWNIES

1 CAN RINSED & DRAINED BLACK BEANS
3 EGGS
3 TBS. OIL
4 TBS COCOA POWDER
A PINCH OF SALT
1 TSP. VANILLA
3/4 CUP SUGAR

MIX INGREDIENTS TOGETHER IN A BLENDER/ FOOD PROCESSOR UNTIL PUREE. POUR INTO A GREASED 8x8 CAKE PAN.
STIR IN SOME CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND NUTS
BAKE 350 APPX. 30 MIN
VERY DENSE CHOCOLATELY BROWNIE…

Currently they are still in the oven, so I'll post a review of the brownies later. If they are tasty I will be delighted, sense they are so easy to make and really cheap compared to most gluten free brownie mixes.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Secret Family Recipe

So I haven't had any interesting recipes to post for awhile. So I thought I would share with you about my baking experience this morning. We made Blueberry muffins according to our "secret family recipe". Here it is:

1 box Duncan Hines Bakery Style Blueberry muffin mix
3/4 cup milk (approximately)
3-4 spoons
2 chairs

Throw box into trash. Retrieve box from trash. Preheat oven to 400. Dump mix into large bowl. Help screaming children to pull chairs over to counter to stand on. Give middle child a time-out for knocking over baby brother. Add milk. Distribute spoons. Add egg. Help children stir. Put muffin cups in muffin pan. Realize that there are only four muffin cups, and grease rest of pan. Stop children from eating batter. Search for can opener. Drain and rinse blueberries. Add berries. Let each child eat batter on spoon. Spoon batter into muffin pan. Place muffin pan in oven. Remove muffin pan immediately. Sprinkle topping mix over muffins. Place pan back in oven. Set timer for eighteen seconds. When it beeps, reset for eighteen minutes. Remove all clothing and scrub self and children to remove muffin batter. Wipe down counters. When muffins are done baking, remove pan and set out of reach of children. No not there, they can reach it there. When muffins are barely cool enough not to burn children, let them have muffins. Realize it is time to leave to pick oldest child up from day camp, and hope she isn't to upset to learn that there are no Abigail muffins.

Oh yes, and apologize to husband when he gets home from work that the muffins are all gone. I think that Sammy ate at least six of them.