Recipe for cooking tofu brownies

Quick Meals- Salads and Vegetarian Dishes :: Vegetarian Desserts

Tofu Brownies

1 1/3 C. cake flour or unbleached flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 (10.5 oz.) pkg. Mori-Nu Silken Lite Tofu (extra-firm)
1/4 C. unsweetened apple sauce
1 tsp. canola oil
3/4 C. sugar or Sucanat
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract or flavoring
1/3 C. cocoa powder
2 Tbsp. walnuts, chopped finely

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease bottom and sides of an 8-in. square pan with vegetable shortening. Place wax paper on greased pan bottom and grease top of paper.

In food processor, blend dry ingredients. Empty into sm. bowl; set aside.

Do not clean work bowl. Replace work bowl; process wet ingredients (except cocoa) until smooth and sugar/Sucanat is dissolved. Add cocoa; process until smooth.

Add dry mixture all at once. Pulse to blend just until all dry ingredients are moistened. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Bake for 20 min. or until brownies spring back when touched lightly in center. Let cool in pan for 15 min. before turning out on cooling rack. Cool completely.

Makes approximately 12 servings.