Creating the Perfect Brownie

What are the characteristics of a perfect brownie?

The answer was an elusive one, that required a lot of experiments, failed recipes and a lot of eating. This is what we have come up with.

1. Texture: Fudgy Brownie Vs Cakey Brownie

What is the perfect brownie texture? it is extremely subjective as some prefer it cakey, some prefer it fudgy and gooey, whilst others somewhere in between. This is all affected by how you beat your eggs and also how many eggs you use. Beating your eggs harder will introduce more air into your final batter as will having more eggs into your mix, which will cause your brownies to be more cakey. So play around with this detail to get the texture of your desires.

2. Top crust

It has always been my belief that it is not a brownie if it does not have a delicate shiny top crust. This is personal opinion of course :) The secret to getting that beautiful crust lies in how you melt your sugar into your batter or butter. Ensure that your sugar is mixed/melted into your batter while its hot, NOT cooled down. Doing it in hot batter or specifically, butter, will yield a significantly different result compared to a cold one in terms of crust and also texture. Experiment and you will find out.

3. Chocolaty taste

It is our belief that a good brownie has a good balance between sweetness and that chocolaty bitterness. So choose the correct balance that suits your taste buds. We prefer a ratio of 60% dark chocolate that we feel is an even balance for the many different palates of Malaysia. The Malay and Indian community we find prefer their desserts with more sweetness whereas the Chinese community not so much, so 60% seems to hit the right spot for most. 

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