{"id":825,"date":"2017-11-01T08:13:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/?p=825"},"modified":"2020-10-03T13:00:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T17:00:01","slug":"brownies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/01\/brownies\/","title":{"rendered":"Brownies"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a lot of cocoa powder, so we’ve been making brownies. In an effort to make them healthier, they’ve turned out kinda …odd. Definitely edible, but not especially brownie-like. This is the original, pre-substitution recipe, from my mom’s 4-H<\/a> days.<\/p>\n

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This one had too much bean in it. The texture was almost custard-like.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4-H Brownies<\/h4>\n

1\/2 cup flour<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup cocoa<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup melted butter<\/p>\n

3\/4-1 cup sugar<\/p>\n

2 eggs<\/p>\n

1 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup nuts (optional)<\/p>\n

Sift together flour and cocoa. Mix butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix flour and butter mixtures. Add nuts. Place in greased 8-inch square pan. Bake at 350\u00b0F for 30 min.<\/p>\n

Substitutions:<\/h4>\n

Use whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour, or any other kind of flour. Because brownies are a type of quick bread (not leavened by yeast), they don’t require gluten. When substituting whole grain flour for white flour, however, you usually need to increase the amount of liquid.<\/p>\n

Add mashed beans to make the brownies fudgier. If you add enough, the texture gets lighter and almost sponge-like, although the pores are very small. At that point, it isn’t much like a brownie, but it still tastes good!<\/p>\n

Make cheesecake brownies by swirling a mixture of cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla into the brownie batter. I’ll post a recipe for this in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have a lot of cocoa powder, so we’ve been making brownies. In an effort to make them healthier, they’ve turned out kinda …odd. Definitely edible, but not especially brownie-like. This is the original, pre-substitution recipe, from my mom’s 4-H days. 4-H Brownies 1\/2 cup flour 1\/2 cup cocoa 1\/3 cup melted butter 3\/4-1 cup … <\/p>\n

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