Posted by
schumi02
13 yrs ago
Every time ive baked a brownie it rises so much but then it deflates in the oven before the cooking time is over.
Im following the recipe but it happens every time.
Any suggestions?
Would it help if i reduce the amount of baking powder?
Thanks
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have u butter the cups / tray?
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Yes, i did. Didn't know that could be one of the reasons..
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osp
13 yrs ago
What you are seeing when it "rises" is the starch-protein structure being pushed as moisture in the batter turn into steam, which escapes (upward because there is no other direction to go)...
After that critical amount of surplus moisture has escaped, there is no more upward force inside the structure... and since the brownie batter is very heavy-dense, the whole structure will pack down...
After it cools, whatever air cells inside of it will contract in size... so you should see it becoming even flatter after cooling to room temperature...
You can think of brownies as very heavy-dense cakes... They are meant to be flat and dense... Fluffy / cakey brownies are really just dense chocolate cakes, and not real brownies at all...
BTW, greasing your pan or not has nothing to do with the expansion / contraction at all...
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Thanks osp, but what should i do to avoid that from happening?
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osp
13 yrs ago
Uh... I though I explained pretty clearly but I guess I didn't...
Deflation will always happen, especially for a dense-heavy substance like brownie batter... because that's the way brownies are supposed to be.
If you want it to be fluffy-puffy, then it is first of all, NOT brownies any more, and secondly will still shrink a certain, just lesser, amount upon completion of baking.
Bread, which has a stronger starch-protein structure, manages to hold its expanded shape better, and shrink quite a bit less afterwards... but...
Heaven forbid that your brownies should have so much gluten that it ends up with a texture like bread !!
Brownies, cake, bread are 3 different types of animals... Don't try to make an owl swim...
If your brownies are flat, gooey, and chocolatey... You should congratulate yourself !! because that's the way they're supposed t be !!
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Thanks again osp i understand what you are saying but the brownie doesn't deflate a little it deflates a lot so much that it has a crater in the centre!!! Amd the centre is quite chewy too. The sides are fine.
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What I do is I don't take it out from the oven right away. cool it down a bit for about 2-3 mts.
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