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Buttermilk Banana Bread

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2008 · 12 Servings (1 large loaf)

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More sugar than 90% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 90% of recipes: 114% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
Banana: 129%, 32nd percentileSugar: 114%, 90th percentileFat: 52%, 72nd percentileEgg: 46%, 66th percentileDairy: 28%, 62nd percentileLeavening: 2.5%, 25th percentileSalt: 0.7%, 41st percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened≈ 114 g
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar (see note)≈ 250 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 medium bananas) - (see note)≈ 281 g
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk (see note)≈ 61 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda≈ 0.8 g

flour 219 gbatter 1034 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.

  • Banana129% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar114% · 90th percentile
  • Fat52% · 72nd percentile
  • Egg46% · 66th percentile
  • Dairy28% · 62nd percentile
  • Leavening2.5% · 25th percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 41st percentile

Oven

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

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