Sweet and Salty Brownies

Name: Sweet and Salty Brownies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24 brownies
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; ½ cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon fleur de sel; ¼ cup sour cream; 1¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 tablespoons dark unsweetened cocoa powder; 11 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1½ cups granulated sugar; ½ cup light brown sugar; 5 eggs, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1½ teaspoons fleur de sel; 1 teaspoon coarse sugar

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients

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Why it works: Sugar and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,842 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Sweet and Salty Brownies

24 brownies

Prep45 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1079Calories

41 gProtein

34 gFat

149 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Syrup	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By browneyedbaker. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cream + cocoa powdertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together826 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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