Chocolate Kahlua Brownies With Coffee Recipes

ESPRESSO KAHLUA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• In a small heavy saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring, until smooth. Cool chocolate mixture to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla, espresso powder, and Kahlúa until mixture is thickened and pale. Beat in chocolate mixture. Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and beat into batter just until blended well.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and arrange coffee beans in 5 rows of
• 5 beans each. Bake brownies in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Cool brownies completely in pan on a rack before cutting into 25 squares. Brownies keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature, 5 days.

BROWNIES WITH KAHLUA/COFFEE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Butter and flour a 9 by 12 inch baking pan.
• Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; butter and flour paper.
• Combine chocolate, butter, espresso and salt in top of double boiler over simmering water.
• Stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
• Cool.
• This can also be done in the microwave on 50% power until smooth.
• In large bowl, combine sugar, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla and whisk until smooth.
• Add melted chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth.
• Gently fold in flour, just until it disappears.
• Fold in pecans.
• Pour into prepared pan; smooth the top.
• Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Cool brownies on rack 1 hour.
• To make the glaze: Whisk Kahlua, vanilla and butter in small bowl until well blended.
• Add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth icing forms.
• Spread over brownies and let set at least 1 hour before cutting.