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Courgette brownies

Samuel Goldsmith · bbcgoodfood.com · 2023 · Makes 16

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More chocolate than 78% of recipes and no salt, unlike 67%.

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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 78% of recipes: 250% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%.
  • No salt at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
  • More egg than 75% of recipes: 167% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%.
Chocolate: 250%, 79th percentileCocoa: 42%, 71st percentileFat: 167%, 64th percentileSugar: 250%, 59th percentileEgg: 167%, 77th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 0%, 16th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 200g unsalted butter cut into cubes, plus extra for the tin200 g
  • 120g plain flour120 g
  • 50g cocoa powder50 g
  • 200g dark chocolate broken into pieces200 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 300g caster sugar300 g
  • 1 courgette (about 300g), grated300 g
  • 100g milk chocolate chips100 g

flour 120 gbatter 1470 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.

  • Chocolate250% · 79th percentile
  • Cocoa42% · 71st percentile
  • Fat167% · 64th percentile
  • Sugar250% · 59th percentile
  • Egg167% · 77th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt0% · 16th percentile

Oven

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

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