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Chocolate Banana Bread

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2022 · 12

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More sugar than 97% of recipes and more fat 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.

  • More sugar than 97% of recipes: 138% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More fat than 96% of recipes: 86% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
  • More egg than 89% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More banana than 84% of recipes: 216% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
Banana: 216%, 85th percentileSugar: 138%, 98th percentileFat: 86%, 97th percentileEgg: 61%, 90th percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 2.7%, 29th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 86th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 ripe bananas mashed with a fork≈ 354 g
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted (113g))113 g
  • 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil≈ 27 g
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup light brown sugar (packed (226g))226 g
  • 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour ((164g))164 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder ((42g))42 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon espresso powder (optional)≈ 0.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (chopped or 1 cup dark chocolate chips rough chopped)170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • mini chocolate chips and/or coarse sugar for toppingn/a

flour 164 gbatter 1208 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.

  • Banana216% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar138% · 98th percentile
  • Fat86% · 97th percentile
  • Egg61% · 90th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening2.7% · 29th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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