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Katharine Hepburn's Brownies

leitesculinaria.com · 2010 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More fat than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 98% of recipes: 361% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 98% of recipes: 639% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about 3 times as much.
  • More egg than 97% of recipes: 320% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 4.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 4 times as much.
Chocolate: 181%, 60th percentileCocoa: 0%, 19th percentileFat: 361%, 98th percentileSugar: 639%, 98th percentileEgg: 320%, 98th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 4.8%, 96th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter (plus more for buttering the pan)≈ 113 g
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate57 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)≈ 100 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour≈ 31 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup roughly chopped walnuts ((optional))≈ 120 g

flour 31 gbatter 625 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.

  • Chocolate181% · 60th percentile
  • Cocoa0% · 19th percentile
  • Fat361% · 98th percentile
  • Sugar639% · 98th percentile
  • Egg320% · 98th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt4.8% · 96th percentile

Oven

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

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