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Gluten-free banana bread

Liberty Mendez · bbcgoodfood.com · 2025 · 8

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 94% of recipes and more leavening than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • More banana than 94% of recipes: 253% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More leavening than 89% of recipes: 6.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%.
  • No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
  • No dairy at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 60% of the flour weight).
Banana: 253%, 95th percentileSugar: 90%, 72nd percentileFat: 50%, 68th percentileEgg: 50%, 73rd percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 6.1%, 90th percentileSalt: 0%, 10th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 5 small ripe bananas peeled, 4 mashed, 1 sliced down the middle to decorate the top≈ 505 g
  • 150g gluten-free self-raising flour150 g
  • 100g gluten-free oats100 g
  • 50g ground almonds50 g
  • 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 90g dark brown soft sugar90 g
  • 90g caster sugar90 g
  • 100g butter melted100 g
  • 2 eggs beaten≈ 100 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tbsp icing sugar≈ 8 g

flour 200 gbatter 1192 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Banana253% · 95th percentile
  • Sugar90% · 72nd percentile
  • Fat50% · 68th percentile
  • Egg50% · 73rd percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening6.1% · 90th percentile
  • Salt0% · 10th percentile

Oven

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

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