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Best Homemade Brownies

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2020 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More sugar than 89% of recipes and more salt than 94%.

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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 89% of recipes: 384% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 4.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 4 times as much.
  • More cocoa than 85% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 3.5 times as much.
Chocolate: 91%, 29th percentileCocoa: 61%, 85th percentileFat: 116%, 38th percentileSugar: 384%, 90th percentileEgg: 107%, 35th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 4.8%, 96th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar*≈ 300 g
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour≈ 94 g
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder (sifted if lumpy)≈ 57 g
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar (sifted if lumpy)≈ 60 g
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips≈ 85 g
  • 3/4 teaspoons sea salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup canola oil or extra-virgin olive oil**≈ 109 g
  • 2 tablespoons water≈ 30 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla≈ 2.1 g

flour 94 gbatter 841 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.

  • Chocolate91% · 29th percentile
  • Cocoa61% · 85th percentile
  • Fat116% · 38th percentile
  • Sugar384% · 90th percentile
  • Egg107% · 35th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt4.8% · 96th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 48 minutes
median 30 minutes

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