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Bacon Brownies

Nigella · nigella.com · Makes: 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More leavening than 88% of recipes and more cocoa than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 88% of recipes: 4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More cocoa than 77% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 3 times as much.
  • No salt at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
Chocolate: 100%, 33rd percentileCocoa: 50%, 79th percentileFat: 100%, 31st percentileSugar: 176%, 32nd percentileEgg: 133%, 55th percentileLeavening: 4%, 88th percentileSalt: 0%, 16th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 125 grams streaky bacon (thin rashers, finely chopped)125 g
  • 2 teaspoons golden syrup≈ 14 g
  • 150 grams softened unsalted butter150 g
  • 250 grams soft light brown sugar250 g
  • 75 grams cocoa powder75 g
  • 150 grams plain flour150 g
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda≈ 6 g
  • 4 large eggs (beaten)≈ 200 g
  • 150 grams chopped dark chocolate (or dark chocolate chips/morsels)150 g

flour 150 gbatter 1120 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.

  • Chocolate100% · 33rd percentile
  • Cocoa50% · 79th percentile
  • Fat100% · 31st percentile
  • Sugar176% · 32nd percentile
  • Egg133% · 55th percentile
  • Leavening4% · 88th percentile
  • Salt0% · 16th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 30 minutes

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