REAL BROWNIES

Hi.  This is the promised recipe for Real Brownies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1 cup WW flour (very finely ground)

1/2 cup soy or garbonzo bean flour (also very finely ground)

1 tsp baking soda 

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4-1/2 cup non-alkali cocoa (depending on your chocolate preferance)

Mix ingredients in mixing bowl until well combined or, I put all the dry ingredients in my dry blade blender and blended on high until it was all ground very finely, almost like powdered sugar.

1/4 cup applesauce (I use 1 medium apple pealed and cored)

scant 1/4 cup raw coconut oil (looks like shortening but not as smooth)

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cider vinegar

scant 1 cup water

scant 3/4 cup honey

I place all wet ingredients in my blender and blend until smooth then pour into the dry ingredients and use electric beaters on high until smooth and creamy. You can probably just use the electric beaters by mixing dry and wet ingredients in separate bowls; beat the oil until smooth, add apple sauce and honey.  Beat again.  Finish with wet ingredients and beat until smooth. Then add dry ingredients and beat until smooth.   Grease a smallish baking dish, pour in brownie mixture and bake about 20 minutes.  Check with a toothpick.  The brownies should not be runny, but make sure you don't over bake.  Cool completely before frosting. 

Frosting:

1/8 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup honey (or to taste)

1/8 cup cocoa

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)

3/4 cup date nut cream (1 cup walnuts or pecans, 1 cup pitted dates, scant 1 cup water blended until creamy)

Place oil in mixing bowl and beat on high until creamy.  Add honey and beat again.  Add cocoa and beat until a thick creamy fudge is formed.  Add vanilla and almond extract and beat until combined.  Add date nut cream and beat until smooth and creamy.  Place in the fridge to chill until the brownies are ready to be frosted.  Hope you enjoy these as much as we did!!

note:  The coconut oil in the frosting will firm up and curdle a little when chilled, but this makes it easier to spread.  Also, most of the sweetness of the brownie depends on the frosting, so make sure you use a tasty one.