Brownies from Scratch

 Here is a gooey delight for when your in a baking mood! Insider tip: substitute one egg with 1/3 cup applesauce to make a more fudgey brownie without the need for extra oil.

Ingredients:
1 stick melted butter
4 Tbs cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
2 well beaten eggs
¾ cup flour
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Mix all ingredients.
3. Spread in greased 9*9 pan
4. Bake 30 - 35 minutes

Optional Topping:
Melt two tablespoons of butter or peanut butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Add about 1/4 cup milk and a tablespoon of the cocoa powder and mix over heat until smooth. Adjust proportions as necessary. Milk will thin the mixture, more chocolate will make it thicker and more chocolately, and adding the butter or peanut butter will increase richness and a smooth texture. If you want a thicker mixture without adding more chocolate, simply cook longer.

Cinnamon Bread

Here's a wonderful recipe my fiance and I discovered while playing the "let's cook something with the things we have on hand" game. A delicious dessert bread for anyone who loves cinnamon. Note: we used powdered buttermilk and added the powder to dry ingredients and the water to wet ingredients.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 Tbs & 1½ tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

¼ cup oil

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

4 Tbs butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Grease 9x5 loaf pan.

3. In large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, 1½ tsp cinnamon, buttermilk powder, and salt.

4. In separate bowl, combine water for buttermilk, oil, eggs, vanilla. Beat well.

5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until combined.

6. In third bowl cut butter into small chunks, add 1 Tbs cinnamon, combine into pea size bits.

7. Fold cinnamon butter mixture into batter.

8. Pour batter into loaf pan.

9. Bake 45 minutes. Insert toothpick, if isn't clean or bread seems unstable, cook another 5 minutes. 

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Peanut Butter Play Dough

Some of the best recipes are also the simplest. Here is a fun snack that will both entertain and satisfy.

You will need:

about 2 TBS peanut butter (creamy or chunky)

about 2 TBS dry milk

about 1 tsp honey

To make: 

Take one large blob of peanut butter and plop in into a bowl. 

Add about a teaspoon of honey. 

Pour a small amount of dry milk on top and smash with a fork to mix, adding dry milk until it becomes a play dough consistency. 

Enjoy!

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