How the Mixing Method Affects Brownies Taste and Texture #baking

Chewy Brownies (yield: 13x9 inch pan)
10 ounces (284g) unsalted butter
2 ¼ cups (450g) superfine sugar*
1 ¼ cups (105g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
2 ounces (57g) dark chocolate (around 60-70%), finely chopped
2 tablespoons (16g) toasted milk powder
4 large eggs
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup (140g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon table salt
8 ounces (227g) chocolate chips

1. Heat the butter over medium heat just until it comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and immediately add the sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate, and milk powder. Mix together until combined. Let cool for 5 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolks, and vanilla. Slowly add the eggs to the cocoa mixture from step 1.
3. Add the flour and salt and mix just until combined. Finish by mixing in the chocolate chips.
4. Spread into a 13x9 inch that has been prepped with nonstick spray and a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom.
5. Bake at 350F (180C) for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with streaks of thick batter (the toothpick should not come out clean nor should it come out entirely coated with shiny, wet batter).

*using superfine sugar helps make sure that the sugar dissolves for a shiny top

[iamclaynow]

I like the wet and dry. I like it when it's chewy.

[aron]

I always love how you never say which is better. You just say how they are and leave it to us to figure out which we like best

[danperry]

I love that you don't just tell us how we should do it, but instead explain what effects different methods have so we can get the results that best suites are tastes

[gillagroupie]

personally, i like the wet& dry because i enjoy the visual appeal of the shiny top and the chewy mouthfeel, although i don't descriminate and will eat any brownie you give me, regardless of mixing method.

[valencearden]

Cooking is an art... baking is a science.

[crelos]

I personally prefer the fuck it method in which you just throw everything in there and mix it until you have a smooth-ish texture 10/10, would recommend, everybody likes my brownies

[EmerialynCodeVenice]

OH MY GOD I'VE BEEN TRYING SO HARD FOR *YEARS* TO MAKE CHEWY BROWNIES BUT THEY ALWAYS TURN OUT CAKE NO MATTER WHAT RECIPE I USED! BUT THE REASON THIS ENTIRE TIME WAS BECAUSE I MADE SURE TO MIX FOR A LONG TIME EVERY TIME!!! 😱😩😱

THANK YOU FOR ENLIGHTENING ME GOOD SIR!!! 😭

[Chocun-ijwk]

Damn. Who thought that air would make such a huge difference to a brownie

[MichelleDavis-np]

This is what we should be teaching our children..

[Oonagh]

This is beyond useful!!! Sometimes I like my brownies dense, sometimes cakey. Now one recipe will do both.

[markbarry]

Finally, someone understands that mixing the ingredients in a certain order makes a difference, nice video!

[Hoid.]

I had no idea about all these differences! I use the sponge method (I'm french and it's a common technique over here) and had no idea this was the reason my brownies aren't dense. Love your videos as always

[curiousKuro]

I like the sponge method. Still portable, smooth cocoa flavor, crunchy top: perfection

[dalekkirbygaming]

Imagine mixing up all 3 types of batter, then swirling it all into one pan, multi textural brownies.

[FounderOf]

This is such an eye opening video, I have never thought about the steps in the process and how it affects the end result.

[kamicokrolock]

As far as my mom and I are concerned Brownies should be as fudgey as possible, but my dad thinks they should be cakey, to which we reply "then you might as well bake a cake." wet and dry all the way!

[realkingofantarctica]

So much nuance. Bakers are truly incredible craftsmen.

[Tempers]

i like how he's not saying which is right and wrong, or better or worse, he's just displaying what you can do to get what you want, 10/10 content

[scags]

Other pastry person here, I would use butter and coffee as a hot wet, bloom my cocoa into it. Then make a traditional ganache, temper that into my eggs. Then combine both wet. Lastly add my dry then bake. It was for a gluten free brownie but damn those puppies slapped. Especially if you have good coffee/ espresso, it really makes a better brownie.

[tyshayedwards]

Wet + dry is my favorite type of brownie. The thought of a chewy chocolatey brownie with some milk just makes me happy.