Black bean brownies

I had read something about black beans in brownies last week, so I decided to make my own recipe for them.

Here is what you need

One 15.5oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed (I use the low-sodium ones)
1/4c cocoa powder
3/4c white sugar
3 eggs
3T apple sauce
1t vanilla
1 pinch of salt

Dump all of this in your blender and blend until smooth

Like this.

Pour into a greased 8x8 square and bake at 350F for 30 minutes. The edges will pull away from the side of the pan.

Entertain your 19-month old Milk Dud while baking them.

This is what they looked like done. Cut into 16 pieces and enjoy.

They were pretty good. I think that next time I will put some cinnamon and chili powder in them to make Mexican black bean brownies. The texture is a little different because of the absence of flour. Someone will have to correct me if I'm wrong, but I think these are also gluten-free.

Attempt #1 pizza crust rolls

I'm not going to post the recipe as I haven't finalized it, but I made rolls using a Pilsbury pizza crust tonight. I baked them a little too long, but they were actually not bad.

Basically, I rolled out and flattened a canned pizza crust. Brushed it with butter and garlic. Sprinkled it with Parmesan and Italian seasonings. Rolled it back up and cut it into 12 pieces. Then I put them in a muffin tin I had sprayed with oil to bake.

I baked them about 2 minutes too long at 350. I didn't keep track of the time well because I was making something else at the same time.

They weren't bad. I think I might try them with some fancier stuff in them next time... or use a different kind of dough.