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Brown Butter Banana Bread

africanbites.com · 2025 · 10

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More fat than 92% of recipes.

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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 92% of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 90% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
Banana: 170%, 63rd percentileSugar: 90%, 71st percentileFat: 71%, 93rd percentileEgg: 42%, 56th percentileDairy: 26%, 60th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 73rd percentileSalt: 1.3%, 70th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • ¾ cup (170g) butter ((makes about ½ cup browned butter))170 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 3 large bananas, (mashed (about 1½ cups))≈ 408 g
  • ¾ cup (165g) packed dark brown sugar165 g
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar50 g
  • ¼ cup (60-62g) sour cream62 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5g) baking powder5 g
  • 1 teaspoon (6g) baking soda6 g
  • ½ teaspoon (2-3g) cinnamon3 g
  • ½ teaspoon (2-3g) ground nutmeg3 g
  • ½ teaspoon (2-3g) salt3 g

flour 240 gbatter 1219 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.

  • Banana170% · 63rd percentile
  • Sugar90% · 71st percentile
  • Fat71% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg42% · 56th percentile
  • Dairy26% · 60th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 73rd percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 70th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
55 to 65 minutes
median 55 minutes

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