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Best Ever Banana Bread

bakedbyanintrovert.com · 2016 · 10

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less leavening than 93% of recipes and more banana 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.
  • More banana than 85% of recipes: 218% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
Banana: 218%, 86th percentileSugar: 66%, 39th percentileFat: 45%, 55th percentileEgg: 40%, 42nd percentileDairy: 24%, 57th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 4th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 62nd percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 4 large very ripe bananas≈ 544 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter≈ 114 g
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar (packed)≈ 165 g
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ¼ cup buttermilk (room temperature)≈ 61 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)≈ 250 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)≈ 60 g

flour 250 gbatter 1309 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.

  • Banana218% · 86th percentile
  • Sugar66% · 39th percentile
  • Fat45% · 55th percentile
  • Egg40% · 42nd percentile
  • Dairy24% · 57th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 4th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 62nd percentile

Oven

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

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