diff --git a/hyde/ext/plugins/auto_extend.py b/hyde/ext/plugins/auto_extend.py
index fe3b095..e9a7564 100644
--- a/hyde/ext/plugins/auto_extend.py
+++ b/hyde/ext/plugins/auto_extend.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AutoExtendPlugin(Plugin):
         an extends statement to the top of the file.
         """
 
-        if not resource.is_processable or not resource.uses_template:
+        if not resource.uses_template:
             return text
         layout = None
         block = None
diff --git a/hyde/model.py b/hyde/model.py
index 06269a7..0330f8c 100644
--- a/hyde/model.py
+++ b/hyde/model.py
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ class Expando(object):
         else:
             return primitive
 
+    def to_dict(self):
+        """
+        Reverse transform an expando to dict
+        """
+        d = self.__dict__
+        for k, v in d.iteritems():
+            if isinstance(v, Expando):
+                d[k] = v.to_dict()
+        return d
+
 
 class Context(object):
     """
diff --git a/hyde/tests/test_model.py b/hyde/tests/test_model.py
index af45bf9..2c076d0 100644
--- a/hyde/tests/test_model.py
+++ b/hyde/tests/test_model.py
@@ -43,6 +43,26 @@ def test_expando_update():
     assert x.a == 789
     assert x.f == "opq"
 
+def test_expando_to_dict():
+    d = {"a": 123, "b": {"c": 456, "d": {"e": "abc"}}}
+    x = Expando(d)
+    assert d == x.to_dict()
+
+def test_expando_to_dict_with_update():
+    d1 = {"a": 123, "b": "abc"}
+    x = Expando(d1)
+    d = {"b": {"c": 456, "d": {"e": "abc"}}, "f": "lmn"}
+    x.update(d)
+    expected = {}
+    expected.update(d1)
+    expected.update(d)
+    assert expected == x.to_dict()
+    d2 = {"a": 789, "f": "opq"}
+    y = Expando(d2)
+    x.update(y)
+    expected.update(d2)
+    assert expected == x.to_dict()
+
 TEST_SITE = File(__file__).parent.child_folder('_test')
 
 import yaml