10 Unique Brownie Facts You Should Know If You’re A Sweet Tooth — Like Us!
Cookies and cakes receive more attention from Americans when it comes to desserts, however, some believe brownies need to be taken just that seriously too. What's not to love about the chocolatey goodness — they look lush and taste exquisite. In this article, we share 10 facts that will get you excited about brownies.
Who doesn't love a good brownie? Hardly anybody, and for good reasons. They are delicious, fluffy, and filled with chocolate goodness that can make your taste buds feel alive.
Many people have the skills necessary to make brownies, and others easily get the mix from stores however, not a lot of them give any thought to how and why it attains its texture and taste.
Below are ten fun facts that you most likely did not know about the delectable snack.
1. The true origin of brownies remains unknown
That's right, nobody knows exactly where they came from; however, there are three known theories:
- A chef mixed melted chocolate into biscuit dough accidentally
- A cook forgot to add flour to the batter while baking a cake
- A housewife who did not have baking powder decided to improvise, and she got brownies
- According to the story, she was baking for guests and decided to serve what she called “flattened” cakes to them. It is the most popular theory.
2. The classic brownie recipe requires only five ingredients
They include butter, sugar, chocolate, eggs, and flour. Knowledgeable bakers usually use unsweetened chocolate, so more sugar is needed to balance the bitterness.
3. Here's why your brownie might come out fudgy
Brownies that are fudgy contain trace amounts of flour and no baking powder. Melting the butter rather than creaming it will create a denser result.
4. Why some brownies feel like cake
Brownies like these contain less butter and more flour, and a Little baking powder compared to fudgy brownies. In this case, the softened butter is creamed with sugar rather than melted with chocolate.
5. Why some brownie batches end up being chewy
Chewy brownies are like that because they contain extra eggs and a combination of different chocolates, including semi-sweet and unsweetened.
6. It is possible to bake chocolate-free brownies
They’ve been nicknamed “blondies" because of their golden-brown color. Blondies are made with brown sugar, vanilla, butter, and eggs… but no chocolate! This gives them a cake-like texture.
7. Brownies can be “comfort food"
This is because when they are eaten, they provide a nostalgic or sometimes sentimental feeling to the person eating it.
8. There are other ways to make brownies
There are now a million different ways to make a brownie because there are now more modern recipes. They can be flourless, butterless, and low-fat.
9. They have their own holiday
National Brownie Day takes place every year on December 8th.
10. It may have been named after a mythical creature
Most people think brownie only means a chocolate snack. However, there’s also a mythical creature called a “brownie." They are supposed to be tiny, fanciful, good-natured elves that secretly lend a hand and do good deeds at night.
What other brownie facts do you know?
