Recipe of the Week: Apple Brownies



So, this apple walks into a brownie... actually, that's a bit misleading. For you see this week's recipe, while it may be called "Apple Brownies," has a lot more in common with what you might know as a "Blondie." In other words, there is no chocolate (brown) to be found here - just apple-y goodness along with the always welcome crunch of pecans. A better name would probably be "Applies" but since that's already a word and would require an ensuing explanation of pronounciation, we'll just stick with Apple Brownies.

Apple Brownies

You need:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 Granny Smith apples, ppeled, cored, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar then beat in egg
3. Stir in apples and pecans
4. In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients
5. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix well
6. Pour into a buttered, 8x8 baking dish
7. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes clean from center of brownie

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