Soho Globs Recipes

OUTRAGEOUS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 18 by 1 1/2-inch sheet pan.
• Melt together the butter, chocolate chips, and unsweetened chocolate on top of a double boiler. Cool slightly. Stir together the eggs, instant coffee, vanilla and sugar. Stir in the warm chocolate mixture and cool to room temperature.
• Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and chocolate chips with flour to coat. Then add to the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until tester just comes out clean. Halfway through the baking, rap the pan against the oven shelf to allow air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Do not overbake! Cool thoroughly, refrigerate well and cut into squares.
• This was adapted from a recipe for chocolate globs in the Soho Charcuterie Cookbook.

SOHO GLOBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325*F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease them lightly with vegetable oil.
• Melt the 8 ounces of semisweet and unsweetened chocolate and the butter in the top of a double boiler placed over simmering water. Allow it to cool slightly.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together into a small bowl and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, vanilla, and espresso powder in a medium bowl until they are mixed together, about 10 seconds.
• Add the sugar to the egg mixture and blend it all until thick, about 1 minute. Scrape bowl.
• Add the melted chocolate and blend 1 minute more. Now scrape the bowl again.
• Add the flour mixture on low speed and mix until blended, 10 seconds. Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts by hand. Drop the dough by generously rounded tbsl. about 2" apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake the cookies until they rise slightly and form a thin crust, about 13 minutes. Immediately move the cookies from the cookie sheets to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!

SOHO GLOBS (CHOCOLATE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside. Melt together 5 oz. semisweet chocolate, 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate and butter. Cool slightly. In mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla together until thick. Add melted chocolate mixture and blend one minute. Scrape bowl. Add flour mixture on low and mix until blended. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop dough by generous tablespoons about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for approximately 13 minutes or until they rise slightly and form a thin crust. Remove and cool 2 or 3 minutes on cookie sheet. Then carefully remove to rack to continue cooling

OUTRAGEOUS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1-inch baking sheet.
• Melt together the butter, 1 pound of chocolate chips, and the unsweetened chocolate in a medium bowl over simmering water. Allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee granules, vanilla, and sugar. Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, sift together 1 cup of flour, the baking powder, and salt. Add to the cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a medium bowl with 1/4 cup of flour, then add them to the chocolate batter. Pour into the baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then rap the baking sheet against the oven shelf to force the air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake! Allow to cool thoroughly, refrigerate, and cut into 20 large squares.