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Cream Cheese Banana Bread with Sweet Cinnamon Topping

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2014 · 24 slices (2 loaves)

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less banana than 98% of recipes and less leavening than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less banana than 98% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%, about half as much.
  • Less leavening than 91% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%.
  • Less egg than 84% of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More dairy than 86% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 15%, about 4 times as much.
Banana: 60%, 1st percentileSugar: 80%, 57th percentileFat: 45%, 55th percentileEgg: 27%, 14th percentileDairy: 61%, 86th percentileLeavening: 2%, 8th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 44th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 3/4 cup salted butter (softened to room temperature)≈ 170 g
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (light or regular, softened to room temperature)227 g
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large bananas)≈ 225 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tablespoon salted butter≈ 14 g
  • 1 tablespoon flour≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 75 g
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon≈ 2.6 g

flour 375 gbatter 1414 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.

  • Banana60% · 1st percentile
  • Sugar80% · 57th percentile
  • Fat45% · 55th percentile
  • Egg27% · 14th percentile
  • Dairy61% · 86th percentile
  • Leavening2% · 8th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 44th percentile

Oven

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

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