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Best Easy Banana Bread Recipe

houseofnasheats.com · 2019 · 10 servings

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less egg than 88% of recipes and more banana than 79%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 88% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More banana than 79% of recipes: 195% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More leavening than 78% of recipes: 5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%.
  • No dairy at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 60% of the flour weight).
Banana: 195%, 79th percentileSugar: 71%, 44th percentileFat: 36%, 33rd percentileEgg: 24%, 12th percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 5%, 80th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 31st percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 3-4 ripe bananas ((about 2 cups mashed))≈ 413 g
  • 1/3 cup salted butter (melted)≈ 76 g
  • 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar150 g
  • 1 large egg (beaten)≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (212g) all-purpose flour212 g
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (or chocolate chips, plus extra for topping if desired)≈ 120 g

flour 212 gbatter 1037 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.

  • Banana195% · 79th percentile
  • Sugar71% · 44th percentile
  • Fat36% · 33rd percentile
  • Egg24% · 12th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening5% · 80th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 31st percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 55 minutes

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