Gooey Brownies

I'm not joking when I say that I adore these brownies. I'm not much of a brownie person - I usually prefer cookies - but this brownie recipe always gets me really excited.

I took these brownies to school to share with my Animal Welfare Club at school not too long ago. Here are some of the things that those vegans and carnivores alike said about these brownies:

• Awesome
• Perfectly moist
• Far more rich than brownies from a box
• Not at all oily, unlike other homemade brownie recipes
• Warning: It's not easy to eat just one. You might have to eat two or three. ;)
  

Instead of using eggs (or even a typical egg substitute, like flax seeds or applesauce), I decided to make a water-based roux to make this recipe extra fluffy. This gives the brownies a cake-like consistency. I seriously can't get enough.

I mentioned that I took shared these brownies with my Animal Welfare Club at school. Whom will you share your brownies with?

Gooey Brownies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of flour, plus 1 more cup for later
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• optional: 1 handful of vegan chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a small pot, heat up the 1/2 cup of flour and the water. Stirring continuously, wait for the mixture to become pasty. Once it is thick, remove it from the heat and let it cool.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, salt, vanilla extract, cocoa, and oil.
3. Once those are well mixed, add in the roux-like mixture from the first step. Stir it in well.
4. Then, add in the baking powder, (chocolate chips, if you wish), and the the other cup of flour. Mix well.
5. Spread this batter in a greased pan. Bake it at 350˚F for roughly 35 minutes.

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