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Best Banana Bread Recipe

Faith Gorsky · anediblemosaic.com · 2020 · 12 servings

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less leavening than 93% of recipes and less fat than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 93% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%, about half as much.
  • Less fat than 85% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%, about half as much.
  • More salt than 85% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Banana: 135%, 36th percentileSugar: 80%, 57th percentileFat: 23%, 14th percentileEgg: 40%, 42nd percentileDairy: 33%, 69th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 4th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 86th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • Coconut oil sprayn/a
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cup sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened but not melted)≈ 57 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)≈ 338 g
  • 1/3 cup plain unsweetened yogurt≈ 82 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 250 gbatter 1047 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.

  • Banana135% · 36th percentile
  • Sugar80% · 57th percentile
  • Fat23% · 14th percentile
  • Egg40% · 42nd percentile
  • Dairy33% · 69th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 4th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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