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The Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe

Bettie · bakerbettie.com · 2018 · 9

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More chocolate than 90% of recipes and more egg than 92%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 1221 brownie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More chocolate than 90% of recipes: 354% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More egg than 92% of recipes: 250% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 84% of recipes: 213% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 3.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 3 times as much.
Chocolate: 354%, 90th percentileCocoa: 0%, 19th percentileFat: 213%, 85th percentileSugar: 250%, 59th percentileEgg: 250%, 94th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 3.8%, 92nd percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 170 grams (¾ cup, 1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces170 g
  • 283 grams (10 ounces) chopped bittersweet chocolate (or chips), plus 2 more ounces for topping if desired283 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 200 grams (1 cup) granulated sugar200 g
  • 80 grams (⅔ cup) all-purpose flour80 g
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 3 g

flour 80 gbatter 936 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 1221 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Chocolate354% · 90th percentile
  • Cocoa0% · 19th percentile
  • Fat213% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar250% · 59th percentile
  • Egg250% · 94th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt3.8% · 92nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 30 minutes

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