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Simply Perfect Brownies from Scratch

bakingamoment.com · 2020 · 9 squares

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 96% of recipes and more leavening than 97%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cocoa than 96% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 5.5 times as much.
  • More leavening than 97% of recipes: 7.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 400% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
  • More fat than 87% of recipes: 227% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 136%, 46th percentileCocoa: 103%, 96th percentileFat: 227%, 88th percentileSugar: 400%, 92nd percentileEgg: 160%, 71st percentileLeavening: 7.4%, 98th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 58th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 500 g
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 129 g
  • 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter ((2 1/2 sticks))≈ 284 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1 cup chocolate chips ((I prefer milk chocolate chips))≈ 170 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste)≈ 4.2 g

flour 125 gbatter 1423 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.

  • Chocolate136% · 46th percentile
  • Cocoa103% · 96th percentile
  • Fat227% · 88th percentile
  • Sugar400% · 92nd percentile
  • Egg160% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening7.4% · 98th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 35 minutes
median 30 minutes

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