8 baking mistakes that are ruining your brownies

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• The pan you use to make brownies can impact how long you should cook your brownies for and at what temperature.
• When making brownies, your eggs should be room temperature.
• Reading your recipe before starting to bake is crucial when baking brownies or any dessert. 

There are few things that tantalize taste buds quite like a warm, delicious brownie. Whether topped with ice cream or loaded with mix-ins, brownies exude a feeling of delight with each bite. Although making them can be a simple process, some, unfortunately, tend to miss a few key components to achieving bakery-style results. 

Here are eight mistakes you could be making when baking brownies. 

Not carefully reading your recipe before you start can lead to simple mistakes.

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Before the baking process can begin, you need to find a recipe that suits your preferred difficulty level and desired brownie consistency. There are basically two kinds of brownies: cake-like and fudgy. Both typically call for different amounts of chocolate and consequently generate different final results.

In addition, read the instructions thoroughly before you get started. Oftentimes, the ratio of chocolate to butter could be different than you'd expect. Or, the recipe may call for adding melted butter to sugar instead of creaming the butter and sugar together.

Not adjusting your cooking time and temperature to suit your bakeware can lead to overcooked brownies.

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There’s a reason why recipes call for certain types of pans. Even a couple of inches makes a difference, according to The Food Network. For example, thinner brownies in a longer, flatter pan cook faster than thicker brownies in a smaller, taller pan, so be sure to monitor the cook time and adjust accordingly. Otherwise, you run the risk of having crispier, overcooked desserts.

Not all chocolate is equal, and not paying attention to the kind you use could affect the taste of your treats.

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Just like picking the perfect bottle of wine to pair with your meal, you need the best type of chocolate for brownies. After all, the base of the delight is in fact chocolate.

According to bluprint, using baking chocolate gives you the most control over the sweetness of your brownies. But if your recipe calls for sweeter chocolate like milk chocolate or chocolate morsels, you'll want to adjust your recipe's sugar levels accordingly. 

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