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Beer Brownies

Christina Lane, from the book Sweet and Simple · bromabakery.com · 2017 · 8 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 92% of recipes and more sugar than 87%.

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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 92% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 87% of recipes: 360% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
  • Less egg than 88% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%, about half as much.
  • More fat than 75% of recipes: 182% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 91%, 30th percentileCocoa: 77%, 93rd percentileFat: 182%, 76th percentileSugar: 360%, 88th percentileEgg: 53%, 11th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 75th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup dark beer (such as stout)≈ 237 g
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 114 g
  • 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 48 g
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 225 g
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped57 g
  • 1 large egg white≈ 33 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour≈ 63 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted buter, softened≈ 89 g
  • 1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120 g

flour 63 gbatter 782 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.

  • Chocolate91% · 30th percentile
  • Cocoa77% · 93rd percentile
  • Fat182% · 76th percentile
  • Sugar360% · 88th percentile
  • Egg53% · 11th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 75th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 30 minutes

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