Liz's Vegan Brownies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 cup hersheys chocolate syrup
• 1 (12 ounce) can duncan hines chocolate frosting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 mix 1/3 cup of flour in a heavy saucepan with the water. heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. continue until mixture is a lot thicker and boiling or on the verge of boiling. cool completely. to cool, you can put it in the fridge but make sure it doesn't get too cold.
• 3 while cooling, melt margarine in microwave or on the stovetop, and then stir in the cocoa powder.
• 4 beat sugar, salt and vanilla extract into the cooled flour-water mixture. add the cocoa-margarine mixture and stir well.
• 5 stir together the remaining 2 cups of flour and the baking powder, then add to the previous mixture.
• 6 stir in chocolate syrup.
• 7 line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper or grease it. pour in batter and bake for 20-25 minutes.
• 8 let brownies cool, then frost them and enjoy:).