Espresso Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1 tablespoon espresso granules, instant or 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1 tablespoon water, boiling
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup almonds, sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 grease an 8x8-inch pan.
• 3 in medium bowl combine, flour and baking soda. mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl blend sugars with an electric mixer on medium.
• 5 add butter and mix to form a grainy paste.
• 6 melt baking chocolate in a double boiler.
• 7 meanwhile, in a small bowl, dissolve espresso or coffee granules in the boiling water.
• 8 add the coffee, and the chocolate to the sugar and butter mixture and beat at medium until smooth.
• 9 add the eggs and extracts and beat until smooth.
• 10 add flour mixture and the chocolate chips and blend at low speed just until combined. don't overmix.
• 11 pour batter into greased baking pan.
• 12 bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 13 cool in pan for 15 minutes.
• 14 invert on rack.
• 15 to make the glaze:.
• 16 melt together the chocolate and butter in a double boiler, stirring until smooth.
• 17 spread the glaze over the brownies.
• 18 sprinkle with almonds.
• 19 cool completely before cutting into bars.