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My Go-To Brownie Recipe {Deep, Dark Chocolate Brownies}

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2017 · 24 Brownies (9X13-inch pan)

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More fat than 94% of recipes and more egg than 97%.

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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 94% of recipes: 273% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, about twice as much.
  • More egg than 97% of recipes: 300% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 95% of recipes: 480% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about twice as much.
  • More chocolate than 82% of recipes: 272% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%.
Chocolate: 272%, 83rd percentileCocoa: 35%, 67th percentileFat: 273%, 95th percentileSugar: 480%, 95th percentileEgg: 300%, 98th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 3.6%, 90th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup salted butter≈ 227 g
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate (see note)227 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder or Dutch-process cocoa powder≈ 29 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour≈ 83 g

flour 83 gbatter 1223 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.

  • Chocolate272% · 83rd percentile
  • Cocoa35% · 67th percentile
  • Fat273% · 95th percentile
  • Sugar480% · 95th percentile
  • Egg300% · 98th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt3.6% · 90th percentile

Oven

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

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