Espresso Kahlua Brownies

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.

   Step 2

   In a small heavy saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring, until smooth. Cool chocolate mixture to lukewarm.

   Step 3

   In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla, espresso powder, and Kahlúa 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.

   Step 4

   Spread batter evenly in pan and arrange coffee beans in 5 rows of

   Step 5

   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.