This bread was good, but I think it would be just as good without the lemon glaze. I made my glaze with lemon juice and powdered sugar instead of regular sugar, and it didn't seem to add much. Other than that, the bread was moist, looked good, and had a nice combination of lemon & blueberry. The cooking time took a bit longer in my oven - 1 hr. 15 min.

Reviewed On: Jul. 11, 2009

I made this with a spicy vegan chorizo from Trader Joe's, and red lentils. It was excellent -- but on the spicy side!

Reviewed On: Apr. 26, 2009

I halved the recipe, and made it according to the directions. They were chocolatey and fudgy, but soooooo oily. When I put them on the plate to serve them, there were beads of oil left on the plate after my friends ate them. Partway through cooking, I took them out of the oven and tried to soak up excess oil on the top of the brownies with a paper towl. I don't know if they would be moist and fudgy without all the oil, but if I make these again, I'll modify the recipe and try to reduce the oil it calls for. I also greased the pan, and can't remember if the recipe said to do so, but that could be another source for excess oil. I'm not super familiar with vegan baking techniques, so perhaps there are other substitutions that could be used to reduce the oil (like applesauce or pumpkin...?).

Reviewed On: Jan. 8, 2009