This recipe is from the Métis Cookbook and Guide to Healthy Living, 2nd Edition and it was shared by Senator Earl Scofield, (February 26, 1925 - November 2, 2012). He was a proud Métis; active with the Métis Nation Council of Ontario in 1997, representing the counties of Windsor, Essex and Kent. He was a flight gunner during the Second World War with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), labour activist and a lifetime member of the Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre and participated in several national assemblies, including the National Aboriginal Veterans Association (NAVA). Scofield was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), awarded to Canadians who have made significant contributions to their local community and/or to Canadian society and in retirement remained active until his death at the age of 87.
This isn't the only recipe that Senator Earl Scofield contributed, the Hamburger Soup recipe in the book, is courtesy of him as well, which I will have to try. For now, these brownies are perfect, fudgy and chewy and absolutely moreish.
Brownies ~ Lii kokii brun - Courtesy of Senator Earl Scofield, Ontario
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1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup oil
4 eggs
1 cup cold water
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• Put all ingredients in large bowl and mix with a hand mixer on low speed until smooth.
• Grease a 13" x 9" x 2 " pan. Pour batter into pan making sure the batter is even in the pan.
• Bake at 350ºF (180ºC) for 30 minutes - no longer.
Notes: I did grease and lightly flour the pan, plus I lined the bottom with baking parchment. I didn't have walnuts so used pecans instead. Cocoa I assumed meant cocoa powder so that is what I used and the eggs were large.