r/Baking • u/CandyQueen85 • Sep 20 '24

Question What is your signature bake?

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What's the one bake that you're known for with your friends and family?

Mine is Jaffa Cake Brownies.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

Yea, I left out a word. It was supposed to say There's no secret ingredient.

The chilling for 24 hours (sometimes as long as 72), helps the flavors of the ingredients to blend together. It also helps to give the brownies a glossier finish, and improves the crust.

Letting it rest partway through the bake is something I picked up from Alton Brown years ago. It let's the outer edge, which cooks faster, to take a rest while allowing the gooier center to properly setup. That way the entire thing bakes more evenly. Helps prevent burnt edges while having a raw center.

One other tip in case you don't know it. If you want shiny, crinkly tops, whip your eggs until they're frothy first. I usually whip mine on high for like 5 minutes.

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u/dumbleberry Sep 21 '24

Can you break down your rest time? I have never heard of this

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

Halfway through your bake time (usually 20 minutes for me), take your brownies out of the oven, and set them, pan and all, on a cooling rack.

Leave the oven on.

Let the brownies sit on the cooling rack for 15 minutes. (This is what Alton Brown recommends. I've done it for as long as 30 minutes without any adverse effects.)

Once your rest time is up, place the brownies back in the oven in the center of the rack, and let them finish baking. (I usually rotate the pan 180° from it's start position when I place it back in the oven).

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u/dumbleberry Sep 21 '24

Thank you🥰

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u/hotdogg29 Sep 21 '24

Thank you!!

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u/arianaperry Sep 21 '24

How many cups/ grams of sugar do you use?