Chocolate Blueberry Brownies (with Spelt)

Having a dad with wheat and milk allergies, it's an adventure at times to search for dessert recipes. After finding this one, I modified it to suit the allergies. The strong dark cocoa mostly covered up the taste of spelt... and I didn't find the coconut milk noticeable. The recipe can be made with whole wheat or white, and regular milk as well.

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 tablespoons milk (used So Delicious Coconut Milk)
• 1/2-1 cup blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Mix together first seven ingredients (not blueberries)
   
3. Grease 9in round, pour in ingredients
4. Sprinkle blueberries on top
   
5. Bake 18-20 minutes
6. Serve dusted with powdered sugar

originally from BBC Recipes

Pumpkin Pie Snickerdoodle Bars

Once again.. we were assigned to bring bars to the PYG Picnic. It really isn't that bad.. it just seemed that one year we got assigned to bring bars to every PYG Event. And since we didn't feel like spending much time in the kitchen, the PYGers ended up with pan after pan of brownies from a box :) This time I decided to go with canned pumpkin instead of boxed chocolate. After searching for awhile on Google, I found a recipe that sounded and looked delicious! (I have to admit that pictures are a very convincing part of the "whether to make or not" decision.)

All credit for these scrumptious bars goes here!

Snickerdoodle Layer

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Pumpkin Pie Layer

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 stick butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

• 1 oz white chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Here are (very condensed) directions. If you need further instructions, refer here.

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix together Snickerdoodle Layer ingredients (wet, first, and then adding dry).
3. Spread Snickerdoodle Layer in the bottom of a 9X13 (wax paper optional).
4. Mix together Pumpkin Pie Layer.
5. Spread Pumpkin Pie Layer on top of the Snickerdoodle Layer.
6. Sprinkled with white sugar and cinnamon.
7. Bake 30-40 minutes (or until toothpick comes out dry)
8. Cool
9. Melt white chocolate and add pumpkin pie spice, drizzle on top