Hermits

I wish Thanksgiving was this week just like it is in Canada. I am a happy hermit making Gingerbread Hermit Brownies. Nice to gave gray skies and quiet today after a marvelous weekend of parading. My 12 red dish cloths are hanging on the line.

I love to bake and cook with coffee, tea, wine and beer.


Recipe for Hermit Brownies
preheat oven to 350 F

Mix all the ingredients together in a big bowl. You can test the batter by tasting raw batter before baking, or warming a spoonful of batter in the Microwave. Spread the batter in a greased oblong Pyrex baking dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 or until a test skewer comes out clean.

1/2 cup shortening or corn oil
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup warm coffee
1 egg
3 cups whole wheat or white flour (add more if needed)
1-2 teaspoons Kosher salt (less salt if using white flour)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ginger
1 cup raisins (add more if desired)