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Ultimate Fudgy Brownies

Tessa Arias · handletheheat.com · 2022 · 9 large brownies or 16 smaller brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More chocolate than 86% of recipes and no cocoa, unlike 62%.

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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 86% of recipes: 301% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%, about twice as much.
  • No cocoa at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 20 to 59% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 77% of recipes: 319% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
Chocolate: 301%, 87th percentileCocoa: 0%, 19th percentileFat: 181%, 71st percentileSugar: 319%, 78th percentileEgg: 160%, 64th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 58th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup (170 grams) semisweet chocolate chips170 g
  • 4 ounces (113 grams) high quality unsweetened chocolate, (chopped)113 g
  • 1 1/2 sticks (170 grams) unsalted butter, (cut into pieces)170 g
  • 3 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk≈ 150 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (300 grams) granulated sugar300 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3/4 cup (94 grams) all-purpose flour94 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 94 gbatter 1003 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.

  • Chocolate301% · 87th percentile
  • Cocoa0% · 19th percentile
  • Fat181% · 71st percentile
  • Sugar319% · 78th percentile
  • Egg160% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 58th percentile

Oven

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

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