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The Best Homemade Brownies

thereciperebel.com · 2021 · 24 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

No chocolate, unlike 83% of recipes and more cocoa than 75%.

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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 75% of recipes: 46% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 2.5 times as much.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 46%, 75th percentileFat: 116%, 39th percentileSugar: 256%, 62nd percentileEgg: 103%, 32nd percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 54th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2½ cups granulated sugar ((500g))500 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (melted)≈ 227 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 4 large eggs, (room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour ((about 195g))195 g
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((90g))90 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Chocolate chips to mix in or to sprinkle on top (optional)n/a

flour 195 gbatter 1228 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
  • Cocoa46% · 75th percentile
  • Fat116% · 39th percentile
  • Sugar256% · 62nd percentile
  • Egg103% · 32nd percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 54th percentile

Oven

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

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