REAL Sourdough Banana Bread

daringgourmet.com · 2025 · 24

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less banana than 92% of recipes and more sugar than 77%.

How it compares

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

Less banana than 92% of recipes: 90% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
More sugar than 77% of recipes: 97% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
No dairy at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 60% of the flour weight).

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Day 1:n/a
4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
1/4 cup unfed sourdough starter≈ 60 g
1/2 cup coconut oil (, melted and slightly cooled)≈ 109 g
1/2 cup unsalted butter (, melted and slightly cooled)≈ 114 g
4 large eggs≈ 200 g
2 cups mashed ripe bananas (, about 4-5 large bananas)≈ 450 g
1 1/2 cups brown sugar ((add an additional 1/2 cup if you prefer it sweeter))≈ 330 g
1/2 cup maple syrup ((or substitute with more brown sugar))≈ 156 g
2 teaspoons quality pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
Day 2:n/a
2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
1 cup chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, or combination≈ 170 g
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans (, optional)≈ 120 g

flour 500 gbatter 2238 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 708 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: banana, sugar, fat, egg, dairy, leavening, salt.