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Black Bean Brownies

2011-07-18T03:49:00.000-07:00

This is one of those ULTIMATE fake outs. Not only do you NOT taste beans you will be getting extra protein.

I do advise that you make these when no one is around or you probably wont get them to even try them.

Ok so lets get started shall we.
First the ingredients:

    1 (15 ounce) can black beans (or cook 1/2 c dried black beans)
    3 eggs
    3 tablespoons oil
    1/2 cup cocoa
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1 pinch salt
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    3/4 cup sugar
    1/2 cup milk chocolate chips(I used semi sweet baking chocolate chopped up because that is what I had on hand)

OOOOOOOOPS!!! I chopped more than a 1/2 cup oh well who is gonna complain about extra chocolate?? Not me!!!

ok now for the directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly grease 8x8 square baking dish. (I used homemade PAN GREASE to grease the pan(that is what is in the container with the brush)

Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, vanilla, and sugar in a blender.
Blend until smooth.

Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the mixture or mix into the batter.

Bake in a preheated oven until the top is dry and edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

Now all that is left is to let them cool............OH THE TORTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once they are cool, cut and serve and relish the fact that you pulled a fast one on your family.

She never knew that they were made from black beans.

Please excuse the mess behind her, was in the middle of picking up when I saw that she was sneaking brownies LOL

Deep Fried Pancakes

2011-07-17T06:10:00.000-07:00

I have recently found the BEST pancake/waffle/biscuit/muffin mix on the planet. It is so versatile and easy to make.

First I must give credit to MaBacon for this is the blog where I found the recipe.

First off start by making the mix which can be found here Pancake/Waffle/Muffin Mix

Ok now let's make some FRIED PANCAKES

I admit that this may not be the healthiest way to make them but what the heck every once in a while won't kill ya.

Oatmeal Bread

2011-07-16T11:36:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been making bread at home and I think I am addicted to it. My family has started to request certain breads and the first recipe I want to share with you is

OATMEAL BREAD

Below are the ingredients for this bread. It doesn't call for eggs so this is a good bread for anyone with egg allergies.

    2 Cups Water
    1 Cup quick cooking oats
    3 TBS butter or oil
    1 pkg yeast
    1/3 Cup Warm Water (I used homemade RICE MILK)
    1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
    1 TBS White Sugar
    1Tsp Salt
    5 1/4 Cup Plain Flour

Directions for Making Oatmeal Bread.
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Heat 2 Cups of water (or RICE MILK) to almost boiling.
Add oats, butter, brown sugar and salt. Let cool.
Meanwhile, add 1/3 Cup Warm Water to a small dish with yeast, along with 1 TBS of white sugar.
Combine oat mixture with 4 Cups flour, knead for 8 to 10 minutes.
Add more flour till smooth and elastic.
Place in a greased bowl.
Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place till doubled about an hour
Punch down. Let it rest about 10 minutes.
Shape into loaves. Place in a greased loaf pan. Let rise again, about an hour.
Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with a bit of oatmeal
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.

I weighed out the dough into 2 regular loaves and 2 small loves

Sorry about the lack of pictures but I got the bug to blog just a few minutes ago and I made this bread this morning