Hojicha Brownie
Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp Hojicha Powder
- ½ cup All Purpose Flour
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- ¾ cup Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Pecans, crushed
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 6-inch (or 8-inch) square cake pan.
- Sift flour into a mixing bowl. Add hojicha powder, salt, and baking powder and whisk together.
- Place softened butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix well.
- Add the flour mixture and mix thoroughly. Add crushed nuts.
- Pour the batter into the cake pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick or skewer stuck in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Let it cool completely, then cut it into 16 pieces (or 9 pieces if you prefer a bigger brownie!)
Note: Using a hand mixer is recommended.
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About the author
Kei Nishida
Author, CEO Dream of Japan
Certification: PMP, BS in Computer Science
Education: Western Washington University
Kei Nishida is a Japanese green tea enthusiast, a writer, and the founder and CEO of Japanese Green Tea Co., a Dream of Japan Company. His passion for introducing America to the tea of his homeland was the catalyst for creating the only company that brings high-quality tea from Arahataen Green Tea Farms to the rest of the world. Learn more about Kei