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Vegan Brownies
What you need:
1/4 cup canola oil
1/3 cup water
1 cup organic sugar
1 cup organic unbleached flour
1 tablespoon ground flax seed
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
What you do:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix wet ingredients in large bowl, then dump in all the dry. Don't over mix.
2. Bake for about 20-25 minutes.
They're supposed to look gooey! You can even add your favorite vegan chocolate chips, add coconut, or nuts!
These are so good and normal tasting my meat-eating family couldn’t tell the difference!!!
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Servings:
12-16
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SO HOW'D IT GO?
These turned out pretty well, but are crumbly. I'm not sure why, but the one major alteration I made was subsituting the ground flax seed for "egg replacer" because I didn't have ground flax seed. Perhaps that caused them to dry out a bit I did throw a few whole flax seeds in for the health benefits though, and I tossed in a 1/4 cup of choco chips just for a small flavor boost.
These were pretty good. I brought them to a picnic and my friends ate the entire pan in under fifteen minutes. The general consensus was that they were good. :) I liked my piece straight out of the oven! Also, this was the first brownie recipe I've ever made (I'm not much of a chocolate person, but the friend's vote were for brownies) and this is a very simple recipe.
They fell apart but still taste alright. I subbed coffee in for the water. I like how they're not overly sweet.
Yum! I made these with chocolate chunks and they were very chocolatey and thick! Very fast and easy to make!
I've got it! I think I know why a couple people have had too thick/dry batter! It calls for flax seed but no water to mix it with. Basically, all you need to do...is add one egg replacer for one batch. So, that's 1 tbs flax+ 3 tbs water or 1.5 tsp Ener-G egg + 2 tbs water. I'm going to post a picture of my batter..just for reference.
This still isn't enough liquid. 20-30% hydration is not NEARLY enough for brownies. I ended up with more than half a cup of water, and close to half a cup of oil, making a slightly-less-than-50% hydration. The batter was still a bit thicker than brownies should be (I'm thinking 75% is probably ideal). There is no way this recipe will yield a batter instead of a sort of gooey dough, even accounting for the prepared flax egg.
But we'll see how they are when they come out of the oven.
Yes, the batter is thick...but if you follow the recipe the way it should be you'll see that the brownies come out really well! If you don't want it to crumble, add a tablespoon or two of corn syrup.
But we'll see how they are when they come out of the oven.
The edges cooked pretty fast, but I let them cool after 25 minutes in the oven and then discovered that everything half an inch from the pan edges was liquid. Back in the oven another 15-20 minutes, they look a little better. Hopefully they will cool to something at least semi-solid, or I will be SO FRUSTRATED that I will have to eat them ALL and make tons of coffee.
I forgot I stopped making brownies because they are a pain. At least even disastrous brownies are delicious mistakes.
I've got it! I think I know why a couple people have had too thick/dry batter! It calls for flax seed but no water to mix it with. Basically, all you need to do...is add one egg replacer for one batch. So, that's 1 tbs flax+ 3 tbs water or 1.5 tsp Ener-G egg + 2 tbs water. I'm going to post a picture of my batter..just for reference.
This still isn't enough liquid. 20-30% hydration is not NEARLY enough for brownies. I ended up with more than half a cup of water, and close to half a cup of oil, making a slightly-less-than-50% hydration. The batter was still a bit thicker than brownies should be (I'm thinking 75% is probably ideal). There is no way this recipe will yield a batter instead of a sort of gooey dough, even accounting for the prepared flax egg.
But we'll see how they are when they come out of the oven.
These are great. They're still hot, but we couldn't wait. They stuck together pretty well considering how warm they still are. I added a bit more water just because the consistency was really thick. It came out really nicely though! I recommend this recipe completely
Did not have good luck with these! I followed the recipe exactly and the batter was way too thick. Added a 1/8 cup water and it was a little better. Cooked for about 22 minutes and they were VERY dry. Also not very chocolatey/sweet. I'm guessing I have to cut down the cook time, and use ener-g instead. Maybe add more cocoa and water. Also make sure you use and 8x8 pan! Nothing like boxed brownies...and I loved those!
Hi! I'm Yeatsa my previous VegWeb account name was Chocolatelovr. No, seriously. I forgot I posted this!!! :D I deleted my old account cause I couldn't figure out how to work half the stuff on it... I'm back now and SOOO GLAD you all love the recipe as much as I do! I made these for 4th of July '10 and everyone loved em! All my family members are omni's and I didn't tell them they were vegan until AFTER the whole plate was gone...THE SAME DAY I BAKED THEM! ;D
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