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Healthy Banana Bread

Lisa Kitahara · okonomikitchen.com · 2020 · 8 servings

Against 708 banana bread recipes

Less banana than 97% of recipes and less sugar than 96%.

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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 97% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%, about half as much.
  • Less sugar than 96% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, under a third as much.
  • No fat at all, where 92% of recipes use some (most of those 34 to 55% of the flour weight).
  • No egg at all, where 93% of recipes use some (most of those 39 to 53% of the flour weight).
Banana: 77%, 3rd percentileSugar: 23%, 3rd percentileFat: 0%, 4th percentileEgg: 0%, 3rd percentileDairy: 69%, 92nd percentileLeavening: 5.8%, 88th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 37th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 scant cup mashed super ripe bananas (200g // about 1 1/2 medium bananas)200 g
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp drippy tahini (90g // or any runny nut butter)90 g
  • 3/4 cup lite coconut milk (180g // or any dairy free milk)180 g
  • 3 tbsp pure maple syrup (60g)60 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract (10g)10 g
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar (10g)10 g
  • 1 cup + 3 tbsp fine oat flour (140g // store bought or homemade)140 g
  • 2/3 + 2 tbsp cup white rice flour (120g)120 g
  • 2 tbsp potato starch (30g // not potato flour)30 g
  • 2 tsp baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 tsp salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 260 gbatter 857 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.

  • Banana77% · 3rd percentile
  • Sugar23% · 3rd percentile
  • Fat0% · 4th percentile
  • Egg0% · 3rd percentile
  • Dairy69% · 92nd percentile
  • Leavening5.8% · 88th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 minutes
median 55 minutes

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