Espresso Chocolate Chip Bread Food

ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan or 12 muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine applesauce, flax (or regular) eggs, milk, maple syrup, almond butter, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and combined.
• In a smaller bowl, combine oat flour, expresso powder (or instant coffee) baking powder, baking soda and stir until combined.
• Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and gently stir until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees in loaf pan about 45-50 minutes. Can also make 12 muffins, which will take about 18-24 minutes to bake.
• This recipe freezes great too!

ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, approximately 30 seconds. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips.
• Using a 1-ounce scoop or a 2-tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2-inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie.
• Serve warm with a glass of milk.

ESPRESSO-CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD WITH ESPRESSO-CINNAMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Make the banana bread: Adjust an oven rack to the lowest position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan with the softened butter. Place the 5 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan set over medium heat and cook until the butter turns a deep golden brown color, about 2 minutes; stir in the espresso powder. Remove and let cool slightly.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and kosher salt together in a medium bowl.
• Using a potato masher, mash the bananas in a medium bowl until pretty smooth. Add the sugars, cooled brown butter and egg and whisk until combined. Add the flour mixture and whisk until just combined, don't over-mix. Fold in the chopped chocolate.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake on the lowest oven rack until a toothpick inserted into the center of the banana bread comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 40 to 50 minutes. Let the banana bread cool on a baking rack in the pan for 15 minutes. Use a knife to separate the edges of the banana bread from the pan, then invert it and cool the loaf directly on the rack for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
• Make the espresso-cinnamon butter: Stir the butter, sugar, espresso, cinnamon and salt together in a small bowl until smooth. Serve with the banana bread.

ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grind the espresso beans to a fine powder.
• Combine flour, cocoa, ground espresso beans, baking soda and salt.
• In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy (~5 min).
• Add eggs and vanilla extract. Beat well at medium speed for 2 minute.
• Slowly add the flour/cocoa to the creamed mixture over 12 minutes. If the powder escapes the mixer, you are adding it too quickly!
• Stir in chocolate chips at slow speed to give the final cookie dough.
• Using a leveled ice cream scoop, drop measures onto parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Leave the space of a drop between each new one. Bake for 9 minutes. The cookies will rise and still be soft when removed from the oven.
• Cool for 5 minute on the sheet. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.