Fall time means baking at my house! In fact, last night my daughter just whipped up a quick batch of pumpkin bread. Instantly my house smelled like the best fall candle money could buy. No need for candles when you can bake the real thing! Here are two of my bestie easiest one bowl baking favorites!
One Bowl Blondies
One stick unsalted butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup TOTAL of your favorite mix-ins: chocolate chips, raisins, pecans, white chocolate chips, the possibilities are endless. (I used dark chocolate chunks and pecans for these)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8″ x 8″ square pan or a 9″ round pie pan. Melt butter in microwave safe bowl for 60 seconds. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until center is set. Cool and cut into bars.
Notes: no, it wasn’t a typo, there isn’t any leavening (baking soda or powder) in these bars. Just sugary, buttery goodness!
Apple Brownies
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 C. flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. Trader Joe’s pumpkin pie spice
3 large or 4 small apples, peeled and diced
granulated sugar (for sprinkling on top after baking)
Braum’s Caramel Ice Cream topping (optional)
Preheat oven to 350. Choose your pan size: either a 9 x 13 pan, two pie pans, or a pie pan and four mini-loaf pans. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and chopped apples. Mix well. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with sugar.