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Brown Butter Banana Bread

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2026 · 12 pieces

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More fat than 75% of recipes and no dairy, unlike 54%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 708 banana bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More fat than 75% of recipes: 54% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
  • No dairy at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 60% of the flour weight).
Banana: 161%, 57th percentileSugar: 71%, 46th percentileFat: 54%, 75th percentileEgg: 48%, 70th percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 34th percentileSalt: 1%, 50th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (4 medium bananas)≈ 338 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter≈ 114 g
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar (see Notes), plus more for topping≈ 150 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon, plus more for topping≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1 cup [140 g] all-purpose flour140 g
  • ½ cup [70 g] whole wheat flour70 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup brown sugar≈ 55 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 28 g
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream≈ 30 g
  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar≈ 45 g
  • 1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon kosher saltn/a

flour 210 gbatter 934 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 708 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Banana161% · 57th percentile
  • Sugar71% · 46th percentile
  • Fat54% · 75th percentile
  • Egg48% · 70th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 34th percentile
  • Salt1% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 60 minutes
median 55 minutes

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