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Guinness Chocolate Brownies

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2024 · 12-15 Brownies

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No chocolate, unlike 83% of recipes and more cocoa than 84%.

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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).
  • More cocoa than 84% of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Less egg than 81% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%.
  • Less fat than 78% of recipes: 85% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 59%, 84th percentileFat: 85%, 22nd percentileSugar: 319%, 78th percentileEgg: 77%, 18th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 50th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil≈ 55 g
  • 3/4 cup Guinness Stout beer≈ 178 g
  • 2 cups (414g) sugar414 g
  • ½ tsp espresso powder, optional≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • ¼ tsp salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/4 cup (56g) unsalted butter, melted56 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour130 g
  • 2/3 cup (76g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder76 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 5 oz (2/3 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips142 g
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter≈ 28 g
  • 2 tbsp Guinness Stout beer≈ 30 g
  • 1/4 cup (29g) powdered sugar29 g

flour 130 gbatter 1013 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
  • Cocoa59% · 84th percentile
  • Fat85% · 22nd percentile
  • Sugar319% · 78th percentile
  • Egg77% · 18th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 50th percentile

Oven

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

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