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Skriven 2013-05-14 13:46:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
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 JW> I have had some excellent yet affordable coffees that were 10% Kona
 JW> blends. Even that small fraction gave the brew a distinct and most
 JW> delightful aroma.  

A small fraction of broken and defective beans, and still a
distinctive and delightful aroma? I suppose I am not attuned
to the subtleties of coffee, having had up to 100% Kona (as a
friend of mine is one of the top growers on that mountain) and
have never been thrilled. I remember the guy trotting out his
special private stock, and I took a sip and said, wow, give it
to the next person.

 JW> My local wholesaler/roaster/blender guy Tundra Beverage had a good
 JW> one which he carried until 2011, the year after the coffee berry
 JW> borer infestation that lowered yields and raised prices. It appears
 JW> that most people wouldn't pay the higher prices (over $18 per
 JW> pound), so he dropped the line.

18 is a lot for a blend, even a good one. Of course, with the
high rollers willing to shell out an exorbitant sum for the
real thing, that's to be expected.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01

      Title: Texas Brownies
 Categories: Desserts
      Yield: 48 servings

------------------------------FOR THE BROWNIES------------------------------
      2 c  Flour                             1/4 c  Cocoa (unsweetened) [dark]
      2 c  Sugar                             1/2 c  Buttermilk
    1/2 c  Butter (1 stick)                    2    Eggs
    1/2 c  Shortening                          1 ts Baking SODA
      1 c  Coffee [brewed] or water            1 ts Vanilla

------------------------------FOR THE FROSTING------------------------------
    1/2 c  Butter                          3 1/2 c  Powdered sugar [unsifted]
      2 tb Cocoa [dark]                        1 ts Vanilla
    1/4 c  Milk

  ¯If you don't have buttermilk on hand, substitute 2ts vinegar or lemon
  juice mixed into «c milk... or use powdered buttermilk mixed as the
  directions specify.®

  Preheat oven to 400.

  1)   In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar... In a heavy
  sauce pan, combine the butter, shortening, coffee (or water), and cocoa,
  and heat... stirring to boiling... 2) Pour the cocoa mixture over the flour
  mixture in the bowl, add the buttermilk (or the substitute), eggs, baking
  soda, and vanilla, and mix well using a wooden spoon or high speed elec.
  mixer... 3) Pour into a well battered 17.5" x 11" jelly roll pan and bake
  in a 400 oven for 20 min. or until the brownies test done in the center...
  4) While the bownies bake... prepare the frosting, by combining the cocoa,
  butter, and milk in a sauce pan and heating, stirring to boiling... Then
  mix in the sugar and the vanilla until the mixture is smooth... 5) Pour
  warm frosting over the brownies as soon as they come out of the oven...
  Cool... cut and serve...

  *** Microwave Directions *** 1M) In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar
  and the flour... and in a microwave safe dish, combine the butter, coffee
  (or water), and the cocoa... and microwave on high (100%) for 2 min. until
  just boiling... 2M) Pour the boiling mixture over the flour mixture,
  stirring to blend... Add the buttermilk (or subtitute), eggs, baking soda,
  and vanilla, mixing well... 3M) Pour the entire mixture into a microsafe 9"
  x 11" baking dish and nuke at med-high (70%) for 18 minturning the dish
  every 4 to 5 min., until the brownies test done in the center... (They may
  still appear soft on the surface) 4M) Prepare the frosting in a microsafe
  dish by combining the butter, cocoa, and the milk... and nuking on high for
  2 min... stirring once, add the powdered sugar and vanilla, stirring to
  blend... 5M)   Pour warm frosting over the hot brownies ... let cool... cut
  and serve...

  From the Great American Recipes collection and Fred Goslin on Cyberealm Bbs
  in Watertown NY. at (315) 786-1120

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