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Lemon Brownies

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2021 · 12

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

No chocolate, unlike 83% of recipes and less sugar than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • No chocolate at all, where 83% of recipes use some (most of those 111 to 250% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 89% of recipes: 112% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about half as much.
  • Less egg than 89% of recipes: 48% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%, about half as much.
  • Less fat than 83% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, about half as much.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 0%, 19th percentileFat: 73%, 16th percentileSugar: 112%, 10th percentileEgg: 48%, 11th percentileLeavening: 1.5%, 66th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 43rd percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter, (melted)227 g
  • 1 ¾ cups (350 g) light brown sugar, (packed)350 g
  • 3 large eggs, (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • ¼ cup (61 g) lemon juice*61 g
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest≈ 2 g
  • 2 ½ cups (312.5 g) all-purpose flour313 g
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar125 g
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, (or water for less lemon flavor)≈ 30 g

flour 313 gbatter 1115 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.

  • Chocolate0% · 8th percentile
  • Cocoa0% · 19th percentile
  • Fat73% · 16th percentile
  • Sugar112% · 10th percentile
  • Egg48% · 11th percentile
  • Leavening1.5% · 66th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 43rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 45 minutes
median 30 minutes

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