Vegan Brownies

Some of you may be thinking "EWWWWWWW...Vegan...." right now. My daughter made these today because she has a friend who is a vegan, and I was pleasantly surprised. They are really fudgey and good. They are everything a regular brownie is, minus the eggs. Yum. This would also be a great recipe to keep in your food storage files.

Vegan Brownies
from Allrecipes.com

2 C. unbleached all-purpose flour
2 C. white sugar
3/4 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 C. water
1 C. vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Pour in water, vegetable oil and vanilla, mix until well blended. Spread evenly in a 9x13 inch baking pan.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is no longer shiny. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into squares.