Dish 43 - Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Cooking Time: 45min; Serves: 6

Ingredients:

Pudding
1 cup self-raising flour
2 tsp cocoa
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup milk
Sauce:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp cocoa
1 1/4 cups boiling water

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 190oC.
2. Sift flour and 2 tsp cocoa.
3. Cream butter and caster sugar. Add egg, mix well.
4. Stir in flour and milk alternatively. Pour into greased ovenproof dish.
5. Make sauce: combine brown sugar and cocoa. Sprinkle on top of mixture in dish and pour boiling water gently over all of this.
6. Bake at 190oC for 45 minutes.
7. Serve with ice cream.
   

Notes: You can microwave for 8 minutes on medium power if you can't wait the 45 minutes to cook in the oven!

Recipe Source: Cookery the Australian Way, Fourth Edition - my home economics cookbook from high school days! This recipe got me through my batchelorette days when I needed a chocolate fix, but had none in the house!

Dish 38 - Pumpkin Fudge Brownies

Pumpkin Fudge Brownies

Ingredients:

1/3 cup applesauce (no sugar added)
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup plain flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup cocoa*
1/2 cup choc chips
1/4 tsp Cinnamon

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350oF.
2. In a large bowl, mix all wet ingredients together.
3. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder*. Stir until well-blended.
4. Fold in chocolate chips.
5. Spread batter into greased pan (9x9in) and sprinkle with cinnamon.
6. Bake 20-25 minutes, until a fork inserted into the middle comes out clean.
   

Notes: *the cocoa made the brownies, well, very "cocoa-y". I would suggest reducing the amount of cocoa used but this is a matter of taste. If you are worried about tasting the pumpkin, well you can't! They just taste like chocolately goodness! Admittedly, I preferred my other brownie recipe to this one, but wouldn't be opposed to making this again, with reduced cocoa.

Recipe Source: From Savvy Eats

Dish 34 - Grandma Ellie's Brownies

Grandma Ellie's Brownies

9 6&1/2-in Pieces

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 sq (2oz) unsweetened chocolate (I used good quality Nestle 70% cocoa dark cooking chocolate)
1/2 cup butter or margarine (if you use unsalted butter, add 1/4 tsp salt to recipe)
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350oF and grease a 7x7-in square pan.
   
2. In a metal bowl over a saucepan of boiling water, melt the chocolate and butter until smooth. Remove from heat.
3. Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and mix well.
4. Pour into pre-greased pan and even out mixture.
5. Bake in oven 25 minutes and test with a toothpick to ensure it's done.
6. Enjoy!
   

Recipe Source: Grandma Ellie's recipe book, with additional instructions from a delightful cousin!