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Double Chocolate Banana Bread

smittenkitchen.com · Servings: 8

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 96% of recipes and more fat than 98%.

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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 96% of recipes: 283% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 98% of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%, about twice as much.
  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 116% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • No dairy at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 60% of the flour weight).
Banana: 283%, 97th percentileSugar: 116%, 91st percentileFat: 92%, 98th percentileEgg: 40%, 42nd percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 76th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 62nd percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 3 medium-to-large very ripe bananas≈ 354 g
  • 1/2 cup (115 grams) butter, melted115 g
  • 3/4 cup (145 grams) dark or light brown sugar (I use dark)145 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional; I skip it)≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour125 g
  • 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 1 cup (about 6 ounces or 170 grams) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chunks or chips170 g

flour 125 gbatter 1015 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.

  • Banana283% · 97th percentile
  • Sugar116% · 91st percentile
  • Fat92% · 98th percentile
  • Egg40% · 42nd percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 76th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 62nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
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median 350°F
Time
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median 55 minutes

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