Espresso Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder (instant coffee can also be used)
• 2 tablespoons kahlua
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon milk
• chocolate-covered coffee beans, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 line an 8x8 baking pan with heavy foil; grease the foil.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat; cool to room temperature.
• 4 combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• 5 beat eggs, sugar, espresso powder, kahlua, and vanilla with an electric mixer until combined.
• 6 beat in chocolate mixture.
• 7 add flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
• 8 spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• 9 bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes (top should be set and dry).
• 10 cool.
• 11 pour chocolate glaze over brownies.
• 12 cover and chill for 3 to 4 hours.
• 13 let stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before lifting brownies from pan using foil.
• 14 cut into bars.
• 15 garnish with chocolate coffee beans if desired.
• 16 chocolate glaze:.
• 17 in a small saucepan, combine semisweet chocolate, butter, and milk.
• 18 cook and stir over low heat until melted and smooth.