Cracked Grain Banana Bread

        

It has been two months since our little group of bloggers started our Weight Loss Wednesday journey.  I have missed a few posts along the way but I am still mentally trying to make more of an effort to eat healthy and continue being active.  

After two months I can say I have lost a few pounds, pants are fitting better and I am learning new ways to bake healthy.  With the holidays coming up it is going to get harder and harder to stay focused with parties, family dinners and fun holiday baking.  My solution will be to exercise harder, drink more water and find those healthy substitutions.  I will not gain weight this holiday season!  Say it with me!

10 Days of Cookies - Day 4 - Vegan Brownies

 So I decided to try and experiment with some vegan baking.  One of my midwives is vegan and I wanted to bake up a container of miscellaneous treats for all my midwives.  They were all amazing and over the course of the last 10 months have taken such good care of me and my baby that I had to thank them.  It will be hard to let them go next week when I will have to switch care over to my doctor.  When my husband and I go for baby #2 I will definitely be going back to these midwives.

This recipe didn't call for egg replacer but has anyone tried it before?

Vegan Brownies

(adapted from Sweet Vegan)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cup cane sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Preheat oven to 350F.  Spary or line with foil a 10x10 baking pan. 

2) In a large bowl or your mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. 

3) Add the water, oil and vanilla and mix until just combined.   Pour into the pan

4) Drop dollops of the peanut butter into the corners and center of the brownie and swirl around with a dull knife.
5) Bake for 20-23 minutes.  Let cool on a wire rack, remove from pan and cut into squares.

Yummy fudgey brownies!  I think I could keep trying this vegan baking.

MEG's RATING : D-EEEE-LICOUS!