Espresso Kahlua Brownies

3/4 cup unsalted butter -- cut into pieces
4 1/2 oz unsweetened chocolate chopped
3 large eggs
2 cups + 1 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2tsp vanilla
4 1/2 Tbsp instant espresso powder
3 Tbsp Kahlua
1 1/8 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
36 espresso beans

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Butter and flour 13 inch baking pan. In double boiler melt butter and chocolate until smooth. Cool to luke warm. Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, espresso powder and kahlua in mixer until thickened and pale. Beat chocolate mixture. Sift together dry ingredients and beat into batter until just mixed.

Spread batter into prepared pan and arrange espresso beans evenly so one bean will be in the center of each brownie.

Bake 30 to 35 min. until toothpick comes out with crumbs adhering to it.

Cool completely. Cut into small squares.