Mochaccino Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee or 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
• 1 tablespoon very hot water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package unsweetened chocolate squares, chopped
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 teaspoons instant coffee or 4 teaspoons espresso powder
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted and kept hot
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º and grease a 13x9 pan.
• 2 to prepare brownies: in a small bowl mix flour and salt with a wire whisk.
• 3 in a cup, dissolve coffee in water and set aside.
• 4 in a 3 quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth.
• 5 remove from heat and stir in sugar.
• 6 add eggs, vanilla and coffee mixture and stir until blended.
• 7 spread evenly in prepared pan.
• 8 bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool on wire rack.
• 10 glaze: in a medium bowl, stir coffee and hot melted butter with a wire whisk until coffee dissolves. stir in confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.
• 11 spread over cooled brownies.
• 12 cut into bars and serve.