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High-Altitude Banana Bread

Nicole Hampton · kingarthurbaking.com · 16

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less leavening than 99% of recipes and less sugar than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 99% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%, about half as much.
  • Less sugar than 87% of recipes: 42% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about half as much.
  • Less banana than 85% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • Less egg than 87% of recipes: 26% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Banana: 103%, 15th percentileSugar: 42%, 12th percentileFat: 29%, 20th percentileEgg: 26%, 12th percentileDairy: 15%, 50th percentileLeavening: 1.2%, 0th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 76th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 3 1/4 cups (390g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour390 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, at room temperature113 g
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (110g) granulated sugar110 g
  • 1/4 cup (53g) dark brown sugar, packed53 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1/4 cup (57g) sour cream57 g
  • 2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 3/4 cups (400g) banana, mashed; about 3 to 4 large bananas400 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tablespoon Maple Cinnamon French Toast Sugar or coarse sparkling sugar, for topping; optional≈ 13 g

flour 390 gbatter 1242 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.

  • Banana103% · 15th percentile
  • Sugar42% · 12th percentile
  • Fat29% · 20th percentile
  • Egg26% · 12th percentile
  • Dairy15% · 50th percentile
  • Leavening1.2% · 0th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 76th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 to 70 minutes
median 55 minutes

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