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Bananas Foster Banana Bread

Molly Marzalek-Kelly · kingarthurbaking.com · 16 / one 12" x 4" or 9" x 5" loaf

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 99% of recipes and more sugar than 82%.

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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 99% of recipes: 303% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%, about twice as much.
  • More sugar than 82% of recipes: 105% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More salt than 86% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
  • No dairy at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 60% of the flour weight).
Banana: 303%, 100th percentileSugar: 105%, 83rd percentileFat: 53%, 74th percentileEgg: 42%, 56th percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 51st percentileSalt: 1.9%, 88th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 cups (454g) mashed ripe bananas (about 4 large bananas)*454 g
  • 1 cup (213g) dark brown sugar, packed213 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, melted113 g
  • 1/4 cup (57g) dark rum57 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste≈ 13 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vietnamese cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 cups (240g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour240 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 2 large whole bananas, slightly underripe; sliced 1/8" thick*≈ 272 g
  • 3 tablespoons (40g) dark brown sugar, packed40 g
  • 2 tablespoons (28g) dark rum28 g
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter≈ 14 g

flour 240 gbatter 1558 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.

  • Banana303% · 100th percentile
  • Sugar105% · 83rd percentile
  • Fat53% · 74th percentile
  • Egg42% · 56th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 51st percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
70 to 80 minutes
median 55 minutes

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