Brownies #12

                                      Brownies from Village- a restaurant in New York's
                       Greenwich Village. It feels good to get back into
                       working with chocolate, after taking a break from it
                       for a few months.



                             Brownies a la Greenwich Village (page 159)
                                          Makes approx. 6 dozen brownie squares

               5 large eggs
            3 1/4 cups sugar
            1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
            1/2 tsp. finely ground espresso coffee beans
            1/8 tsp. salt
            8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
            8 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
            1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
            2 cups walnut pieces, toasted


1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line an 11 1/2 by 17 1/2 pan with parchment   
    paper, and coat with nonstick cooking spray. In an electric mixer, beat eggs, 
    sugar, vanilla, coffee and salt on high speed until thick, about 5 minutes.

2. Add butter and chocolate, and mix until combined.Add flour and mix lightly
    to incorporate. Add walnuts, and mix lightly until combined.

3. Spread batter in pan evenly with a rubber spatula. Bake until brownies have 
    set, and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean-about 18 minutes. 
    Do not overbake. Let cool in pan, then cut into 1-inch squares.