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How do I get chewy matcha brownies?


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So I've been looking for the ultimate matcha brownies (technically blondies but it just doesn't have the same ring to it). I've made chewy and fudgy regular brownies, but I find white chocolate based blondies to be much trickier. I have made a few matcha brownie recipes in the past, but they all came out sad and cakey. So I have taken it upon myself to come up with my own recipe. My matcha brownies came out very moist and "fudgy" but not chewy. I'm thinking next time I should try using vegetable oil instead of butter and only dark brown sugar. 

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I suspect 'chewy' requires a bit of gluten development. With only 1/3 cup flour with the rest replaced by almond flour that might contribute. Perhaps try a batch with 1 1/3 cup of flour or 1 cup flour and 1/3 cup almond flour and see what that does. 

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2 hours ago, rotuts said:

where does the ' green ' come from ?

 

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I'd reduce the amount of egg as well as ditching the almond flour (almond flour isn't traditionally in brownies, it's in flourless cake which has a different texture). I'd eliminate at least one if not two yolks, as they act as conditioners, softeners, to the crumb.

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3 hours ago, Lisa Shock said:

I'd reduce the amount of egg as well as ditching the almond flour (almond flour isn't traditionally in brownies, it's in flourless cake which has a different texture). I'd eliminate at least one if not two yolks, as they act as conditioners, softeners, to the crumb.

 

9 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

I suspect 'chewy' requires a bit of gluten development. With only 1/3 cup flour with the rest replaced by almond flour that might contribute. Perhaps try a batch with 1 1/3 cup of flour or 1 cup flour and 1/3 cup almond flour and see what that does. 

Thanks, I'll have to try it with only ap flour next time and reducing the eggs. 

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Update: I left them in the fridge for a couple hours which made them much chewier. They were super moist even after they came out of the oven and cooled down. Think this recipe works better "matured". 

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Update: 

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I used 3/4 cup ap flour and 1/3 cup almond flour and ommited one yolk. The brownies came out with a really nice shiny and crackly top because there was less moisture. However, the brownies were really dry and dense and not chewy at all. I will have to fix the ratio of ap to almond flour again. (if anyone's wondering the white part inside the brownie is mochi, a chewy glutinous japanese rice cake) IMG_2699.thumb.JPG.c131d807cf25438dbdd4b4e2cfed1833.JPG

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On the box mix brownies (Duncan Hines) it says to use 2 whole eggs for cake like brownies and only 1 egg for fudgy brownies. I prefer lighter brownies, and use the two eggs normally. I have at times used just one egg, and it does result in denser, chewier brownies.

 

@Lisa Shock's advice on reducing the egg, I think, is good, as usual. It is played out in my own experience on the advice of the mega corporation that is using the name of the late, great Duncan Hines.

 

I would also up the butter to 8 T (1/2 c). Brownies are not meant to be low cal. This will help with the dryness.

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