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Whole Grain Banana Bread

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 12 / one 9" x 5" loaf

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 79% of recipes and more salt than 86%.

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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 79% of recipes: 195% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More salt than 86% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
  • 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).
Banana: 195%, 79th percentileSugar: 97%, 77th percentileFat: 43%, 43rd percentileEgg: 43%, 59th percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 3.6%, 53rd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 88th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 cups (454g) mashed banana (about 5 medium)454 g
  • 1/2 cup (99g) vegetable oil99 g
  • 1 cup (213g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, packed213 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup (120g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour120 g
  • 1 cup (113g) King Arthur Golden Wheat Flour113 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 cup (57g) chopped walnuts, toasted if desired; optional*57 g
  • 1 tablespoon (13g) granulated sugar13 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g

flour 233 gbatter 1190 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
  • Sugar97% · 77th percentile
  • Fat43% · 43rd percentile
  • Egg43% · 59th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening3.6% · 53rd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 to 75 minutes
median 55 minutes

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