No, it's not what you think....

I had a dream that someone told me you could make baked goods using coffee instead of water. Like Coffee Cofee Cake. Instead of Muffins, Coffee Muffins or Coffins.

Is this some whacked out otherworld baking tip from the 5th dimension or could you actually do this?

Is this a metaphor with regards to how you feel about me?

Imago said:

On Halloween, together, you and me hiding out from the world

nevermind edit... you said "baked goods"....
[Edited 3/3/08 13:37pm]

pardonme4livin said:

ass

mdiver said:

It was funny too...

pardonme4livin said:

I missed the edit!

Honestly I think Michael is in the coffin. All signs piont to it. WHat do you think?

Sounds feasible, although the coffee could alter the way some recipes behave in the oven.

Also, the water doesn't serve the purpose of flavor in cake mixes and such, so the flavor of the coffee would be out of wack in relation to the others in the recipe.

Try it, you could be on to a million dollar idea! Patent pending.

That's it! When you come for your annual visit, we're making brownies with coffee instead of water! (this will be our mission this year in addition to the annual toenail painting)

applekisses said:

I thought this would be a fun thread where we could compare nice coffins.

Like baking the dead in some kind of enormous muffin tin?

Actually that sounds delicious, but do muffin recipes call for water very often?

If there's bread involved, I'm in. It sounds so good.

superspaceboy said:

you should go all fancy and use that cat poop coffee.

that's my contribution to this thread.

applekisses said:

You'll enjoy them they are yummy

Mach said:

Ohh...do you have a recipe, Mach?

applekisses said:

I made these last fall for a gathering

jamaican coffee brownies with pecans

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 cups sugar
15 tablespoons (2 sticks minus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons finely ground Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup pecan pieces

1 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)
6 tablespoons freshly brewed Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

30 thin strips crystallized ginger

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9x2-inch metal pan with nonstick spray. Combine sugar, butter, cocoa, ground coffee, and salt in large metal bowl. Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk until butter melts and ingredients are blended (texture will be grainy). Remove bowl from over water; cool mixture to lukewarm if necessary. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Sift flour over and fold in. Mix in pecans.

Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool brownies in pan.

Place chocolate chips in small bowl. Bring brewed coffee to simmer in small saucepan; pour over chips and stir until melted and smooth. Let ganache stand until cool and beginning to thicken, about 1 hour; spread evenly over brownies. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; let stand at room temperature.) Cut brownies into 15 squares. Top each with 2 ginger strips.

everything goes better with Sanka....

Mach said:

Oh man... Thanks! Richard and I will be making these for sure!

You can substitute any liquid for another in a recipe...as long as said liquid isn't liquid fat (oil) or sugar (syrup or molasses). Both of those have chemical properties required for the food to turn out right.

applekisses said:

Try to let me know when that get together is - never know when a wild hair blows towards Detroit

Anxiety said:

OMG! There's a place not too far from my house that sells that stuff. I kinda wanna try it.

It's like $10 for a cup.

Mach said:

X infinity!

applekisses said:

I have never seen a brownie recipe that uses coffee in liquid form. You'd be better off replacing a small amount of the flour (two tablespoons, perhaps) with instant espresso powder.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

We're trying to make it around the same time Jony Lawson will be here it would be amazing to meet you! (I'm still thinking of our Garden City thing )

applekisses said:

When is that again ?

yeah like 1 or 2 streets away and ...

I swear we should do a Detroit Invasion - the motor city rocks