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Guinness Brownies

Kim Lange · thebakingchocolatess.com · 2022 · 18 Servings

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More chocolate than 94% of recipes and less fat than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More chocolate than 94% of recipes: 419% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%, about 3 times as much.
  • Less fat than 84% of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, about half as much.
  • More cocoa than 80% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 3 times as much.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
Chocolate: 419%, 95th percentileCocoa: 52%, 81st percentileFat: 68%, 15th percentileSugar: 160%, 25th percentileEgg: 160%, 71st percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 75th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 6 tablespoons butter (cubed)≈ 85 g
  • 8 ounces dark bittersweet chocolate chips or bar (chopped)227 g
  • 3/4 cup white chocolate chips≈ 128 g
  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup/8 ounces Guinness Extra Stout beer (room temperature, no foam)227 g
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips≈ 170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 2 1/2 - 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 330 g
  • optional: 1/2 - 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 4.1 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • Pinch salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 3 tablespoons of Guinness Stout (or choose Irish Cream or Irish Whiskey)≈ 45 g

flour 125 gbatter 1429 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.

  • Chocolate419% · 95th percentile
  • Cocoa52% · 81st percentile
  • Fat68% · 15th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 25th percentile
  • Egg160% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 75th percentile

Oven

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

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