BROWNIES

Original Recipe

1/2 c. butter or margarine
3 oz. (3 squares) baking chocolate OR 9 Tbs.
cocoa
plus 3 Tbs. butter or margarine
1-1/3 c. sugar
2 whole eggs
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. uncooked oatmeal
I tsp. vanilla extract
16 nutmeat halves OR 1/3 c. chopped nuts
(optional)



"Legalized" Version

1/2 c. nonfat sour cream
1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
I c. coarse oat bran
2/3 c. cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1-1/3 c. sugar
omit
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
I tsp. baking powder (low sodium)
3/4 c. uncooked oatmeal
I tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 c. chopped nutmeats, OR toasted wheat
germ
OR sunflower seeds (optional

Melt butter and chocolate in large saucepan over very low heat or in large glass bowl in microwave
(about I minute on fall power). OR Combine sour cream, applesauce and oat bran with cocoa
powder in a large bowl. Add sugar; beat in eggs (if using), beating in one at a time, blending well.
Add rest of ingredients and stir until well blended. Batter will be thick.
Spread evenly in greased (OR non-stick sprayed) 9" (OR 8" )square pan. Top with nutmeat halves
or chopped nutmeats (if you haven't stirred the chopped nuts into the batter.) Bake in a preheated
350 oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool, cut while still slightly warm. Store in an airtight container.



DUMP CAKE (No, this one's not legal!)

1 (18-1/2 07) cake mix (white or yellow seems to work best)
1 (16 oz) can Cherry Pie Filling
1 (20 oz) can Pineapple chunks
1/2 to I cup chopped nuts
1/2 c. (I stick) butter or margarine

Grease or spray with not-stick coating a 9" x 13" cake pan. "Dump" in the cake mix, then the pie
filling, pineapple chunks, and nuts, spreading more or less evenly.  "Dot" small pieces of the
butter/margarine over the entire pan. Bake in 350 oven for about an hour.  This is yummy warm
from the oven (cool about 30 minutes first), or cold; if desired, you can pour milk or cream over it,
or top it with ice cream.

Commentary from the guy who doesn't cook

Introduction  | An Explanation | Preliminaries | Pickles & Muffins | Mama Mia! | Main Dishes | Soup's On | The Goodies | Bye!