Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by Katrina, 10/15/04
BrowniesIngredients (use vegan versions): 2 cups flour (I use enriched and whole wheat)
1 cup water
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup oil - preferably vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:1. Boil water and 1/2 cup of the flour over low heat, stirring constantly, until it reaches the consistency of a thin gluey paste. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
2. Mix vegan sugar, salt, vanilla, cocoa and oil. Then add the rest flour-water mixture. Mix well.
3. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of flour, baking powder and the nuts or chocolate chips, if you choose to add those.
4. Spread mixture into a greased 11 x 7 pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, or until a knife can be inserted and come out clean.
This was a really easy, and really tasty recipe. I gave some to my friends and they fell in love with them. They keep asking me to make more. I thought of maybe putting some chocolate frosting on them, but they were perfect without it. Enjoy.
I have had trouble making vegan brownies in the past - especially at high altitude. I would venture to say these probably turned out the best out of all that I have tried. I have had better brownies in the past as far and flavor and richness go, but these held their shape (instead of turning in goo as many others I have tried from vegweb have), and still had good flavor. The texture was much like a cakey cookie, if that makes any sense. The batter was more like a dough - it was difficult to stir all the flour in - very unlike a typical fluid brownie batter, and much more like a cookie dough. I was a little uneasy about the cooking of the flour/water mixture. It made something similar to a roux, and seemed to go okay, but I'm not sure it was necessary. There were a few remaining hard lumps in the final product that I attribute to this. I used 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour and the rest white flour, and this seemed to work fine. I may even up the ratio of whole wheat flour next time. Next time, I think I will try making these without cooking the flour and water together and see what happens. I may also try using this recipe for drop cookies instead of spreading them in the pan. Overall, good.
Archived comment by: splitseconds
Wonderful! I used carob instead of cocoa and i added carob chips...the carob chips made it! I topped it with a little frosting (something like a cream cheese frosting) that was a very nice touch!
Archived comment by: couple4christ
Yum, yum, yum. After 48 hours of hard work fixing up our house, I rewarded everyone with a big pan full of hot, fresh brownies... these were perfect! I've failed every attempt to make vegan brownies before, but these came out perfect. Just the right combination of gooey and cakey. Next time, I will definitely add some chocolate chips. I had no trouble with the pre-cooked flour/water mix, even though I was afraid I'd gotten impatient and taken it off the heat too soon.
Thanks for the recipe! ....cream cheese like frosting would be splended!!!
Archived comment by: lazaruskid
YUM! I cut the recipe in half and put it in a 9x9 and it came out great. Also, I forgot to let the flour/water mixture cool and they still came out deliciously. Like real brownies!
Archived comment by: little2ant
