Earl Grey Brownies Recipes

EARL GREY SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse together the flour, tea, and salt, until the tea is just spotted throughout the flour. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and butter. Pulse together just until a dough is formed. Place dough on a sheet of plastic wrap, and roll into a log, about 2 1/2-inches in diameter. Tightly twist each end of wrap, and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Slice the log into 1/3-inch thick disks. Place on parchment or silpat lined baking sheets, 2 inches apart (2 probably needed depending on size of sheets). Bake until the edges are just brown, about 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and cool to room temperature.

EARL GREY TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, white sugar, confectioners' sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Cut open tea bags and mix tea leaves evenly into the flour mixture.
• Add butter, eggs, water, and vanilla extract to the flour mixture. Mix with an electric mixer or rubber spatula until dough comes together.
• Roll dough into balls and shape into 2-inch cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light brown, about 12 minutes. Cool cookies for 5 minutes before serving.

EARL GREY TEA CAKE WITH DARK CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE ZEST

Steps:

• Prepare the frosting: In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup/120 milliliters heavy cream to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir in the tea, remove from the heat, cover and let stand for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. Strain the tea through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding the solids, and chill the remaining cream until completely cold, at least 1 hour.
• Prepare the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch round cake pan and line with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, tea, baking powder and salt.
• In large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the orange zest and beat to combine. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat in the flour mixture on low, until just combined, then beat in the milk. (Don't overmix.) Add the chocolate and fold it in using a spatula. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake just until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool for about 15 minutes. Then tip the cake out onto the rack to cool completely.
• To finish the frosting, add the remaining 1/4 cup/60 milliliters cream and the confectioners' sugar to the tea cream. With an electric mixer on medium, beat the cream mixture until medium-stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the mascarpone and beat just until stiff peaks form. (Do not overmix.) Top the cake with the frosting to serve. Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 3 days; let come to room temperature before serving.

EARL GREY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Brownies.
• Set the oven at 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil, leaving 2 inches hanging over two opposite sides. Butter the foil.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring often. Add 1 cup of the sugar and stir for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour the mixture into a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, combine the remaining 1 cup sugar and the eggs. Whisk well. Pour 1/2 of the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture, stirring to combine.
• In an electric mixer, beat the remaining egg mixture for 2 minutes or until thick and pale colored. Fold the beaten egg mixture into the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in the flour mixture.
• Pour the batter into the pan. Bake the brownies in the middle of the oven for 35 to 38 minutes or until the top is set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out lightly streaked with chocolate. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate the brownies in the pan for at least 1 hour. (The brownies can be made up to 1 day in advance.).
• GANACHE.
• In a medium bowl, combine the chocolate and honey. Set a fine strainer over the bowl.
• In a small saucepan, combine the cream and tea leaves or bags and heat over medium-high heat until bubbling. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 2 minutes. Pour the cream through the strainer into the chocolate mixture. Use a rubber spatula to stir the cream and chocolate until the chocolate melts.
• Set aside 1/2 cup of this ganache mixture at room temperature.
• Refrigerate the remaining ganache in the bowl for 45 minutes or until it sets.
• In an electric mixer, beat the chilled ganache for 1 minute or until creamy and lightened. Spread it over the brownies. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• If the 1/2 cup ganache you set aside has thickened, heat it for 10 to 15 seconds in a microwave or set it in a bowl of warm water and stir until it is pourable. Pour it onto the chilled ganache layer. Return the pan to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or until firm.
• Holding onto the foil overhang, lift the brownies out of the pan. Set them on a cutting board. Using a thin, sharp knife, and wiping the blade clean after each cut, make 4 cuts in one direction to yield 5 rows. Give the pan a quarter turn and make 4 cuts in the other direction to yield 5 more rows. Lift the brownies off the foil.