Brownies!

As you can tell, I've bit of a sweet tooth recently. Brownies.. yum! This was my first try using flax seeds and applesauce in lieu of eggs and other gross animal parts. It came out marvelous, and super chocolately- perfect for bouncing out of a depression. Besides, you can always tell yourself that flaxseeds are so good for you, so you can't get depressed about eating something 100% bad for you. These are only 75% bad for you. :P

This recipe comes from The Joy of Vegan Baking. Have you bought it yet? Go go hurry... I'll wait.

Okay, so here's the goods:

1 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp water
2 tsp ground flaxseed
1/2 cup water
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cup flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 salt
1 cup nondairy semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Prep your flaxseeds first. I got a little bag from Henry's bulk sections for super cheap, then blended them in my food processor attachment that came with my mega blender. They are hard little suckers to grind, so you might need to use a coffee grinder. Pour them in a spice jar and keep in the freezer- they are highly perishable. Put the 2 tsp flaxseed and 2 tbsp water in the blender, then blend em up. It will be foamy. Woo foam!

So you basically prep the dry and wet separately: wet- sugar, applesauce, water, flaxseed mixture, vanilla.

Dry: flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips, nuts.

Mix your wet and your dry! Slap in your brownie pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40 min. Serve with So Delicious vanilla and chocolate syrup.

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Pans: a good bit
Taste: heck yes.