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Lemon Brownies

theviewfromgreatisland.com · 2021 · 12 servings

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

No chocolate, unlike 83% of recipes and less sugar than 84%.

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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).
  • Less sugar than 84% of recipes: 128% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
  • Less fat than 83% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, about half as much.
  • Less egg than 85% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%, about half as much.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 0%, 19th percentileFat: 73%, 17th percentileSugar: 128%, 15th percentileEgg: 64%, 14th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 66th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 2 large eggs, ideally at room temperature≈ 100 g
  • zest of 1 large lemonn/a
  • 4 Tbsp fresh lemon juice≈ 59 g
  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour≈ 156 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/4 cup sifted confectioner's sugar≈ 250 g
  • 2-3 Tbsp lemon juice≈ 37 g

flour 156 gbatter 632 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
  • Cocoa0% · 19th percentile
  • Fat73% · 17th percentile
  • Sugar128% · 15th percentile
  • Egg64% · 14th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 66th percentile

Oven

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

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