Super Good, Super Simple Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

I am reminded again that great things often come from a simple, easy recipe. Brownies from scratch that are just about as gooey and fudgy as the glutened box kind - but easily dairy and gluten-free. Made with common ingredients.

Beat together oil, cocoa, sugar, eggs and flour. Pour it into a pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Cut and eat some rich, chewy, chocolatey-ness (chocolatey-mess?). Want some special extra-dark? Use dark cocoa powder for some ultra chocolate craziness!

Side note: I wonder if it would work - coconut oil, cocoa, honey, eggs, coconut and/or almond flour?!? Maybe I should try that, so my sugar-and-grain-free followers aren't offended ;).

But, for now, the best attempt at brownies for me . . . 

Fudgey Chocolate Brownies (Gluten, Dairy, Soy*, Corn-Free)
Hanunyah Creation

1 cup oil
1 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups flour

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Beat together all ingredients. Pour into a 9x13" pan**.

3. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, depending on size of pan.

Notes:
*It is up to you to be sure that what kind of oil you use is soy-free, if that is an allergen in your house.
**Depending on how thick you want your brownies to be, you may use different sizes of pans. Just know that the smaller the pan, the longer the baking time.

These would be great for parties, gatherings, or a simple weeknight dessert. This may also be used as a base recipe for other ideas, such as cream cheese swirl brownies, brownie bread pudding, etc.

NOTE:

Feel free to share this recipe (and any others), as long as you leave a link back to my blog. THANKS!

~ Hanunyah

Linked to Thrifty Thursday @ Thrifty 101, Whatever Goes Wednesday @ Someday Crafts

30 DOZEN Cookies

Well, actually I made more than that - but of just the Pumpkin Snap Cookies, I made about thirty dozen of them. It only took a couple of hours. I sort of felt like a machine ;). It was fun, though. Here's a few pictures of the huge stack of them.

~ Hanunyah

Homemade Cereal - Cinnamon or Chocolate

Well, I'm still here and I'm skipping back to the blog with a recipe today. We've been getting spring showers here - yesterday and today it was dumpin' rain, and now there's a river flowing through our property.

So, here's a quick recipe I'm putting up quick before I need to go! Have a good, sweet [and crunchy] day!

I do have pictures of the chocolate stuff to post later, but for the cinnamon - see the Wordless Wednesday post I did awhile ago here. Oh, and this recipe is just what I do, the flours, etc. are subject to change ;).

Homemade Cinnamon Cereal
Hanunyah Creation

1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 1/2 cups rice flour
1/4 cup oil
2 eggs
1/4 cup water
cinnamon sugar

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a few cookie sheets.

2. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, salt and flours. Add the oil and mix together with a fork until the mixture is moist and crumbly. Add the eggs and water to form a soft dough.

3. Take a portion of the dough and place on one of the prepared sheets. Roll out very thin, about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thickness. The thinner it is, the crunchier it should be. Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon sugar, and cut into squares with a dull knife.

4. Bake for about 8 to 12 minutes, until firm to the touch, crunchy and light brown. Remove from oven, remove the cereal from cookie sheets to cool (you may have to break some of the squares apart).

Homemade Chocolate Cereal
Hanunyah Creation

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt, optional

1 cup buckwheat flour

1 1/2 cups rice flour

1/4 cup oil

2 eggs

1/4 to 1/2 cup water

cocoa sugar (a little cocoa mixed with some sugar)

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a few cookie sheets.

2. Combine the sugar, salt and flours. Add the oil and mix together with a fork until the mixture is moist and crumbly. Add the eggs and enough water to form a soft dough.

3. There are several ways you can shape the cereal, but here are my preferred methods. With the chocolate cereal I ended up crumbling most of the dough to make like a "cocoa pebble" type cereal (method a.) which was much quicker and easier than all of this shape stuff I was doing (yes, I did a few hearts and circles ;) ). So, I prefer the crumble method - which doesn't necesarily look very great - but it is very quick. The square method is also pretty quick, but still a bit more involved because of the rolling.

a. Crumble method: Take a portion of the dough and crumble/break into small pieces all over the baking sheet. It doesn't need to be very spread out, but just make one layer - sort of like granola.

b. Square method: Take a portion of the dough and place on one of the prepared sheets. Roll out very thin, about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thickness. The thinner it is, the crunchier it should be. Sprinkle liberally with cocoa sugar, and cut into squares with a dull knife.

4. Bake for about 8 to 12 minutes, until firm to the touch and crunchy. Remove from the oven and remove the cereal from the cookie sheets to a container (WITH NO LID) to cool (you may have to break some of the squares apart).

~ Hanunyah


Linked to Thrifty Thursday @ Thrifty 101

Take A Break . . .

for the cuties. Instead of a recipe today - to tell you I'm still here - go ahead and scroll down to see these ultra CUTE baby goats. SOO cute! You know, I think bottle kids would make great pets, perhaps better than a puppy.

This doeling is one of my favorite baby goats (with the next one second). The way she walks, so soft, she's very photogenic. Nice, long nubian ears and deep black color, she likes to pose ;). Doesn't even look real!

And, Alpine babies are very cute too. Soo fuzzy, like a little stuffed animal!

~ Here are a few more kid pictures to brighten your day ~

And there she is again, ms. cutie ;).

~ Hanunyah


Linked to Making the World Cuter Monday @ Making the World Cuter