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Bourbon Caramel Brownies

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2018

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More sugar than 96% of recipes and more fat than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 96% of recipes: 509% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More fat than 93% of recipes: 271% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 99% of recipes: 7.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 6 times as much.
  • More chocolate than 80% of recipes: 270% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%.
Chocolate: 270%, 81st percentileCocoa: 48%, 78th percentileFat: 271%, 94th percentileSugar: 509%, 97th percentileEgg: 159%, 64th percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 86th percentileSalt: 7.1%, 100th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (24)

  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar100 g
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup≈ 21 g
  • 1 tablespoon water≈ 15 g
  • 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature≈ 57 g
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream≈ 45 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 3 tablespoon bourbon≈ 44 g
  • 1/2 cup (63 grams) all-purpose flour63 g
  • 1/4 cup (30 grams) Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder30 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 8 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped113 g
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped57 g
  • 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar200 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ** Double the caramel recipe if you’d like more caramel to drizzle on top of the browniesn/a
  • 4 ounces (half a block) cream cheese, at room temperature113 g
  • 1/2 cup (65 grams) powdered sugar65 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon≈ 15 g
  • the prepared caramel from aboven/a
  • sea salt, for finishingn/a

flour 63 gbatter 973 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.

  • Chocolate270% · 81st percentile
  • Cocoa48% · 78th percentile
  • Fat271% · 94th percentile
  • Sugar509% · 97th percentile
  • Egg159% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 86th percentile
  • Salt7.1% · 100th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 50 minutes
median 30 minutes

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