Recipe: 00263 Title : Wholesome Brownies Author: Joel Ehrlich Date : August 1995 _________________________________________________________________________ Wholesome Brownies No. 389 Yields 25 Brownies 1 6-oz pkg chocolate chips, semi- 1/4 tsp salt sweet 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped 1/3 cup butter 2 eggs 1 scant cup rolled oats, quick- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed cooking 2 tbls white sugar 1/4 cup wheat germ 1 tsp vanilla 1/3 cup milk 1/2 tsp baking powder Preheat the over to 350 degrees. Melt the chocolate chips and the butter in the top of a double boiler or in a small heavy saucepan over - NOT IN - just simmering water. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir until smooth. Set aside. Combine the oats, wheat germ, dry milk, baking powder, salt and nuts in a medium size bowl. Set aside. Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the brown and white sugars and the vanilla until thick. Stir in the melted-chocolate mixture. Fold in the oats mixture until just blended. Pour the batter into a greased (8") square baking pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the top is crisp but a toothpick inserted in the center comes out slightly moist. Set the pan on a rack to cool completely before cutting. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _________________________________________________________________________