Recipe: Mint Julep Brownies
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:40 am
I love this recipe for Derby entertaining: it's the only Mint Julep I can honestly say I like !
The recipe comes from Mark Williams, Executive Chef at Brown-Forman; he did it for a Derby cooking class for us last year. For really great results, use fine chocolate (I prefer Callebaut semi-sweet pistoles) and a premium Kentucky Bourbon- while usually you cook with a lesser bourbon, you want to use the "good stuff" for this recipe .
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon Mint Julep Chocolate Brownies
Created by “The Spirited Chef”, Mark Williams, Brown-Forman Corp. Louisville, KY
12 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 cup cake flour
½ cup Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon
1 tsp. mint extract
½ cup chopped pecan or walnut pieces (optional)
Powdered sugar
Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment or waxed paper. Butter and flour parchment and sides of pan. Chop or break chocolate into small pieces. Melt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat. Pour into mixer bowl. Cool slightly. Beat butter into warm chocolate. Beat in sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Blend in flour on low speed. Do not over mix. Stir in Kentucky Bourbon, mint extract and nuts, if using. Pour into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into 20 large brownies.
Deb
The recipe comes from Mark Williams, Executive Chef at Brown-Forman; he did it for a Derby cooking class for us last year. For really great results, use fine chocolate (I prefer Callebaut semi-sweet pistoles) and a premium Kentucky Bourbon- while usually you cook with a lesser bourbon, you want to use the "good stuff" for this recipe .
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon Mint Julep Chocolate Brownies
Created by “The Spirited Chef”, Mark Williams, Brown-Forman Corp. Louisville, KY
12 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 cup cake flour
½ cup Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon
1 tsp. mint extract
½ cup chopped pecan or walnut pieces (optional)
Powdered sugar
Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment or waxed paper. Butter and flour parchment and sides of pan. Chop or break chocolate into small pieces. Melt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat. Pour into mixer bowl. Cool slightly. Beat butter into warm chocolate. Beat in sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Blend in flour on low speed. Do not over mix. Stir in Kentucky Bourbon, mint extract and nuts, if using. Pour into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into 20 large brownies.
Deb