Monday, August 1, 2011

Orthorexia, pt 2


Did you know that the reason Kellogg cereals are little more than puffs of sugar and wheat is that their creators, brothers W.K. Kellogg and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, thought that protein was evil? The only hope for mankind to escape the evils of toxic gut bacteria, constipation, masturbation and a host of other evil things (all caused by protein in the diet) was clean, refined carbohydrates. And yogurt enemas every hour. The enemas were harder to market than one might think. But sugary cereals were a hit, replacing the old, un-scientific breakfast of eggs, meat and cheese.
Now carbs are the enemy, Protein is king, and Fat is becoming cool again.

Which is why Denise and I made Brownies from black beans. It requires using a blender on the highest setting, so they are manly too!
With just a smidge more chocolate, they will be excellent. By feastmeeting no one will know if the brownies they are enjoying are from a box or from beans.

Recipe: I guess we could call them Exlax brownies
1 can of black beans (we used left over dry beans from another recipe....cooked of course)
3 eggs
3 tbsp oil
4 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Vanilla
3/4 cup sugar (we wanted to use honey, but didn't have enough)
pinch of salt (more than a pinch if using non-canned beans) ( No I don't remember how much I used)
Drain can of beans, rinse, then dump all ingredients into blender and go for it. Remember to put the lid on. It will look like vomit, then suddenly look like wonderful brownie mix.
Pour into greased 8x8 pan.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

We are thinking of adding a few chocolate chips next time.
Enjoy!