First post- brownies and brittle

This blog is hereby dedicated to all the people to whom I've promised recipes. I often promise them- and I seldom remember to actually get them to you... until now. Recently, I brought butterscotch brownies to a class. I was asked for the recipe. I am giving the recipe not only to the request-ee but to the world! And such shall be my future response to all recipe requests- I hope. Oh, and I'm preemptively adding peanut brittle because I am bringing it to another class soon and how could people not want the recipe. It's SUCH an easy and awesome Christmas treat.

Butterscotch Brownies
1/4 cup oil(or margarine)
1 c brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp b powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla.

Mix all together and bake in greased 8" sq pan at 350 deg for 25 mins(no longer!...watch after about 20 mins...better to come out early than be too crispy I think...)

Peanut Brittle

The brittle is so easy. YOu just have to have a large bowl and a microwave....I use my 8 cup measuring cup but it calls for a 1 1/2 quart casserole(whatever that is...).

Stir 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup corn syrup in bowl. Microwave at High for 4 minutes.
Stir in 1 cup roasted, salted peanuts. Microwave 4 minutes(hi)
Stir in 1 tsp butter and 1 tsp vanilla. Microwave 1 1/2 mins (hi)
Add 1 tsp baking soda and gently stir til light and foamy(doesn't take long). Quickly pour on to lightly greased cookie sheet. If you want it thin, spread it a bit with your spatula. It will be cool and ready to break in under an hour.

*Don't despair about cleaning out the bowl after. If you soak it at least 10 minutes in hot soapy water all that stuck-on goo disappears...or only needs a tiny bit of scraping with the edge of a kitchen knife.