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Chocolate-Bourbon Banana Bread

leitesculinaria.com · 2012 · 12 slices

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More leavening than 84% of recipes and no dairy, unlike 54%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 84% of recipes: 5.5% 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: 135%, 36th percentileSugar: 80%, 57th percentileFat: 45%, 51st percentileEgg: 40%, 42nd percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 85th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 62nd percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for the pan)≈ 250 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter (softened, plus more for the pan)≈ 113 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (about 3 large) mashed ripe bananas ((be certain to measure your mashed bananas and only use 1 1/2 cups))≈ 338 g
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice≈ 4.9 g
  • 3 tablespoons bourbon (plus more for the baker)≈ 44 g
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts≈ 120 g
  • 1 cup (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate≈ 160 g

flour 250 gbatter 1347 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.

  • Banana135% · 36th percentile
  • Sugar80% · 57th percentile
  • Fat45% · 51st percentile
  • Egg40% · 42nd percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 85th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 62nd percentile

Oven

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

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