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Chocolate Banana Bread

Julianne Dell · beyondfrosting.com · 2022 · 10 slices

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More sugar than 97% of recipes and more fat than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 97% of recipes: 136% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More fat than 98% of recipes: 99% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%, about twice as much.
  • More egg than 94% of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More leavening than 97% of recipes: 7.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%, about twice as much.
Banana: 201%, 82nd percentileSugar: 136%, 97th percentileFat: 99%, 99th percentileEgg: 71%, 95th percentileDairy: 33%, 69th percentileLeavening: 7.6%, 97th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 91st percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 ¼ cup mashed banana (about 3 medium bananas)≈ 281 g
  • ½ cup (118ml) vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 2 tablespoons (30g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled30 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 3 tablespoons (45ml) milk≈ 46 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup (190g) granulated sugar190 g
  • 1 cup (140g) all-purpose flour140 g
  • ¾ cup (84g) unsweetened cocoa powder84 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cup (224g) chocolate chips (plus a handful more for the top)224 g

flour 140 gbatter 1223 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.

  • Banana201% · 82nd percentile
  • Sugar136% · 97th percentile
  • Fat99% · 99th percentile
  • Egg71% · 95th percentile
  • Dairy33% · 69th percentile
  • Leavening7.6% · 97th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 91st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 to 65 minutes
median 55 minutes

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