Ingredients

  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons instant espresso powder
  • 2 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee-flavored liqueur
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 25 espresso coffee beans

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • and butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
  • In a small heavy saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring, until smooth.
  • Cool chocolate mixture to lukewarm.
  • In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla, espresso powder, and Kahlua until mixture is thickened and pale.
  • Beat in chocolate mixture.
  • Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and beat into batter just until blended well.
  • Spread batter evenly in pan and arrange coffee beans in 5 rows of
  • 5 beans each.
  • Bake brownies in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it.
  • Cool brownies completely in pan on a rack before cutting into 25 squares.
  • Brownies keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature, 5 days.