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Banana Bread

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2024 · 8

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 91% of recipes and more fat 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 91% of recipes: 240% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More fat than 82% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
  • More egg than 78% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More salt than 76% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Banana: 240%, 92nd percentileSugar: 59%, 27th percentileFat: 61%, 85th percentileEgg: 53%, 81st percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 45th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 81st percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 cups mashed very ripe banana (about 4 large)≈ 450 g
  • ½ cup cane sugar or brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • ½ cup melted butter or vegetable oil (plus more for the pan)≈ 114 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 188 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (plus 2 tablespoons for topping)≈ 60 g

flour 188 gbatter 1036 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.

  • Banana240% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar59% · 27th percentile
  • Fat61% · 85th percentile
  • Egg53% · 81st percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 45th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 81st percentile

Oven

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

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