Carrot-Nut Brownies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. each ginger and salt
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Method:

1. Melt butter, combine with sugar in a mixing bowl and blend together.
2. Beat in the egg.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
4. Blend into egg-butter mixture.
5. Stir in grated carrots, vanilla, and raisins.
6. Spoon batter into a buttered 8-inch square pan.
7. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
8. Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 min. Cool.
9. Cut into 2-inch squares.

Variation: Cut brownies into larger squares (you can get 9 large squares from 1 pan). Top each square with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, hot caramel topping and a sprinkling of chopped walnuts.

 


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