Apple Cocoa Brownies
From:	Katrine, Courtice, Ontario, Canada
Comments:	These stay very moist. You may want to sprinkle these brownies with icing sugar or cut mixture into bars. If you have a real sweet tooth, try frosting these brownies with a plain butter icing and then drizzle icing with melted chocolate, for a professional touch.

1/2 cup [125 mL] butter or margarine 1 cup [250 mL] brown sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons [10 mL] vanilla 3/4 cup [190 mL] milk 2 cups [500 mL] unsifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt 1 teaspoon [5 mL] baking powder 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] baking soda 1 teaspoon [5 mL] cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] nutmeg 6 tablespoons [90 mL] cocoa powder 2 cups [500 mL] peeled grated apples [peel and grate apples just before adding, to prevent apples from browning]

Cream together butter or margarine and brown sugar. Well beat in eggs. Stir in vanilla and milk. Mix together flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cocoa powder. Add to first mixture, beating until thoroughly combined. Grate apples; immediately stir grated apples into mixture. Spread into a buttered 9 x 13 x 2-inch [23 x 33 x 5-cm] pan. Bake into a preheated 350°F [180°C] oven, for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on rack before cutting, into squares.