Zucchini Brownies

Taken from Allrecipes.com


Ingredients

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup margarine
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the zucchini and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies spring back when gently touched. To make the frosting, melt together the 6 tablespoons of cocoa and margarine; set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, blend together the confectioners' sugar, milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in the cocoa mixture. Spread over cooled brownies before cutting into squares.

Mennonite Platz

My family's version of Platz with your choice of rhubarb, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.

This post is the adjusted recipe to suit our family's taste. 


(the original recipe is taken from Mennonite Girls can cook.  Here's the link: http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2008/06/platz.html.  If you want to try the original recipe you have the link)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9X13 pan.

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup butter

Combine until crumbly or cut the butter into the above ingredients with a pastry blender

Add in 1 cup milk
2 fresh eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Spread into the prepared pan

Top with finely diced fresh or frozen fruit of your choice.

Make the crumb topping . . .

3/4 cup of flour
1/4 cup of butter . . melted
3/4 cup of sugar

Combine the flour sugar and butter to make crumbs and sprinkle over the fruit.

Bake in the top 1/3 of your oven until golden brown . . about 45 minutes.