Comments on: Bonanza Black Bean Brownies

By: Marly

Marly — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:51:43 +0000

Hi Reyna,
We are kindred black-beans-in-our-brownies kind of spirits. Hmm, I don’t know what that says about us. Anyway, I like to add corn starch to most of my vegan baked goods for a couple of reasons. First, I think it helps step in the role that eggs serve in other recipes…as a binding agent to hold things together. (I could use a little holding together in life in general…). Second, I think the cornstarch can help lighten up the heaviness or denseness of the recipe. Cornstarch is the ingredient in cake flour that is added for that purpose. I hope this helps. Best wishes for fabulous brownie days!

By: Reyna

Reyna — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:15:57 +0000

Hello,
These look absolutely decadent! I just baked my own black bean brownie and am still perfecting. I am wondering why you have used corn starch in your recipe. What does it do and is it necessary?

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:45:18 +0000

Vegan means that you don’t consume products/foods that come from or are produced by animals such as meat, dairy and eggs.
The use of a dehydrator with low temperatures is a method generally used in Raw food “cooking”. This is to preserve the natural enzymes and nutrition in the food. Vegan cooking is not necessarily Raw “cooking”. For the most part though most Raw food diets tend to be Vegan. But of course there are exceptions to that as well.

It is kind of like the phrase “A square is always a rectangle, but a rectangle is not always a square.”

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:16:20 +0000

I’m excited to try this, but in step 6 you mention choco chips but how much? I didn’t see it on the ingredient list?

By: Benedikt Morak

Benedikt Morak — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:32:24 +0000

what i do not understand here is the -bakes at and than the very high temperature. i assumed and i am teaching that vegan can only use a dehydrator with a max temperature of +40/45 degrees centigrade ( more or less the maximum temperature we ahve from the sun) or am i to extreme? any answers would be appreciated. while i am a Chef since many years. but still want to learn.

By: JulieD

JulieD — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:20:04 +0000

These look so beautiful and fudgy, Marly! Love!!