Coffee Extract Cocoa Pecan Brownies Food

COFFEE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and butter and flour a 9 by 12 inch baking pan. Line the base of the pan with parchment paper. Combine the chocolate, butter, coffee, and salt in the top of a double boiler and, over simmering water, melt the chocolate, stirring occasionally.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Add the melted chocolate mixture and continue whisking until well combined. Fold in the flour until you can't see any traces of white, but do not overfold. Gently fold in the pecans. Scoop out into the prepared pan and spread and jiggle the pan until the batter finds its level.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan comes out clean. Set the pan on a rack to cool for 1 hour. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen, then cut into squares as desired.

COCOA PECAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Combine the melted butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Blend well until smooth. Add the salt, vanilla, and cinnamon, and blend until smooth. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix until smooth. Combine the cocoa powder and flour, and sift. Add the cocoa-flour mixture to the butter mixture and to form a batter. Add 1/2 the nuts, and blend well.
• Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Pour the batter into the dish. Sprinkle the surface with the remaining 1/2-cup of nuts. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until set.

JAMAICAN COFFEE BROWNIES WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a 13x9x2-inch metal pan with nonstick spray.
• Combine sugar, butter, cocoa, ground coffee, and salt in a large metal bowl. Whisk until ingredients are blended (texture will be grainy).
• Cool mixture to lukewarm if it isn't already. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Sift flour over and fold in gently. Mix in pecans.
• Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool brownies in pan.
• Place chocolate chips in small bowl. Bring brewed coffee to simmer in a small saucepan; pour over chips and stir until melted and smooth. Let ganache stand until cool and beginning to thicken, about 1 hour. Spread evenly over brownies.
• Cut brownies into 15 squares and top each with 2 ginger strips.

COCOA PECAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter and sugar together in a 3 quart saucepan. Add vanilla and cocoa and stir well. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Stir in eggs one at a time. Stir in flour. Fold in pecans.
• Pour batter into greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake 30-35 minutes. Let cool slightly and cut into squares.