brownies

mix 1/3 cup flour with 1 cup water.
cook until thick and cool completely.
melt .5 cup margarine (for vegan, look for kosher K-parve)
add 2/3 cup cocoa and stir until smooth. cool.
beat 2 cups sugar, .5 tsp salt, and 1 tsp. vanilla into cooled flour mixture,
then add cocoa mixture.
mix together 2 cups flour and 2.5 tsp. baking powder and add to abouve ingredients.  add .5 cup chopped walnuts, if desired.
bake in oiled 9x13 pan at 35}i0 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes
(for fudge brownies, decrease flour to 1.5 cups, baking powder to 1.5 tsp)