Blondies

My Dad found this recipe when my little sister started getting allergy shots. We were headed to our family reunion and while she could eat the burgers, the fruit and a select few types of chips, dessert was a big issue. My family was making turtle brownies to take along...her biggest two problems with this (and pretty much any) dessert: chocolate and corn.

While getting allergy shots her sensitivities to food have severely increased. Her tongue swells up and she gets big red spots all over it. Apparently this will subside when her shots finish up...in however many years that is. So for now she is in a similar boat with me.

Anyway...my dad, the great chef that he is (and don't let him tell you otherwise! he is seriously a genius in the kitchen) has really headed up our allergy cooking team. He scours the shelves and the Internet for ingredient lists and recipes, and comes up with miraculous goodies. If he can't use a particular ingredient, or simply doesn't have it...he improvises. This Blondie recipe should be pretty accurate but feel free to test it a little here and there.

Blondies
chocolate and corn free only

1 stick of butter (if you have a milk allergy you can use a substitute...i use smart balance)
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
1/3 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract (check your labels here, you'd be surprised!)
1 cup of flour (substitute rice flour or bob's red mill gluten free here for wheat allergies)
1 tsp salt
1 cup of WHITE morsels (we used nestle, they have a yellow bag and blue label...these do contain milk!)
1 cup of walnuts is optional

Whisk butter and sugars until smooth, then whisk in egg and vanilla.
Add flour and salt and mix. Next add your morsels and nuts.
Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes until the top is golden brown.

If you have a milk allergy you may skip the morsels all together or may substitute carob chips (think mock chocolate chips, or faux if you prefer) be sure to check the label closely on these because many contain corn.

Unfortunately for us...the restaurants we went to while at the reunion weren't as certain what they used for cooking and seasoning...I have officially used an epipen on my little sister. That was my one heroic moment in my life and I'm going to make sure everyone knows! She's perfectly fine now thanks to my stabbing her in the thigh : )

and with that image in your head...

Happy eating : )