Anti Depressant Brownies Food

BETTER-THAN-CASH BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; lightly grease an eight-inch baking pan (I spray it very lightly with Pam) and set aside.
• Place the butter chunks in a glass mixing bowl and microwave on Medium power until melted (I find High power causes the melting butter to spatter all over the inside of my microwave, while the gentler power level seems to prevent this).
• Put the cocoa, salt and instant coffee into a sieve (or sifter) and sift mixture into the melted butter -- you may need to use your fingers to force the coffee granules through the sieve -- and whisk until smooth.
• Next, add in the sugar and whisk well; then add the eggs, one at a time, whisking after each addition just until blended. Whisk in vanilla.
• Using a sieve (or sifter), sift flour over chocolate mixture, then stir with a wooden spoon just to incorporate flour. Batter will be thick.
• Spread batter into prepared pan, smoothing top, and scatter a topping of your choice (nuts, chocolate chips, etc), if desired, over top. Twenty pecan halves or walnut halves, evenly spaced out, looks great and suits those who don't like nuts in brownies, as they can easily be picked off.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30-32 minutes. A tester should come out with some crumbs on it. Do not overbake or brownies will not be fudgey. Let cool, in pan, then cut into small squares. Expect these brownies to not cut cleanly, some bits will cling to the knife.

ANTI-DEPRESSANT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9x13" baking pan with cooking oil and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa and baking soda (I like to sift them together to destroy any lumps in the cocoa).
• Blend in the oil, and mix until smooth.
• Pour in the boiling water, stirring until the mixture thickens.
• Stir in the applesauce, the sugar, and the egg whites; mix until smooth.
• Add the flour and the vanilla; blend completely- there should be no lumps.
• Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Spread the batter evenly to avoid crispy edges.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes (25-30 minutes if using a Pyrex pan), until just set in the middle.
• Let cool and cut into squares.
• Note: I've also halved this and baked it in an 8x8" glass pan and it was done in about 25 minutes.