Lentil Brownies

Who doesn't love Brownies, 

well here is a easy recipe found 

in the Old Farmers Almanac. 

 

Lentil Brownies 

which add 22 grams of fiber and 24 grams of protein to the mix.

1 ½ cup cooked, drained brown lentils, mashed or pureed
3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup vegetable oil (or butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cup flour (you could use whole-wheat pastry flour or white whole-wheat flour)
½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
¾  teaspoon salt (½ t. if using salted butter)
1 ½ cup dark-chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350º. Grease a 9” x 13” pan.

Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Mix eggs, lentils, oil, and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry mixture, stir well. Our into pan and bake 30-35 minutes, until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry. Cool and cut into serving sizes

Thanks Margaret for her great recipe found on: Down Home by Margaret Boyles